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So David’s servants looked throughout Israel for a beautiful, young woman. During their search, they found a Shunammite girl named Abishag, and they escorted her to the king. Abishag possessed stunning beauty. She served the king, but the king did not have intercourse with her.

Adonijah, David and Haggith’s son, was full of conceit and praised himself incessantly.

Adonijah: I am going to be the next king!

Adonijah then arranged chariots with horsemen and also 50 men to run in front of his chariots.

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