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1 Kings 1:1-2
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
1 Kings 1:1-2
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
1 And King David was old and advanced in years; they covered him with [bed]clothes, but he could not get warm.
2 So his servants [the [a]physicians] said to him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin, and let her wait on and be useful to the king; let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may get warm.
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- 1 Kings 1:2 Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 14, 3.
1 Kings 1:1-2
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1 Kings 1:1-2
New International Version
Adonijah Sets Himself Up as King
1 When King David was very old, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him. 2 So his attendants said to him, “Let us look for a young virgin to serve the king and take care of him. She can lie beside him so that our lord the king may keep warm.”
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