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1 Kings 1:3-5
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Kings 1:3-5
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
3 So they sought for a beautiful maiden throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Ab′ishag the Shu′nammite, and brought her to the king. 4 The maiden was very beautiful; and she became the king’s nurse and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
5 Now Adoni′jah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king”;[a] and he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
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- 1.5 There was as yet no natural right of succession and David had already given the right to Solomon, a younger son; cf. verse 13.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
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