1 Kings 1:1-4

New Catholic Bible

The Reign of Solomon

Chapter 1

Help for King David. ¹ Now King David was old, well on in years. They would cover him up, but he could not get warm. ² So his servants said to him, “My lord, the king, let a young virgin be found for you to attend to you and to care for you. She can lie alongside of you so that my lord, the king, can keep warm.” ³ And so they searched for a beautiful young woman all throughout the territory of Israel, and they found Abishag the Shunamite, and they brought her to the king. ⁴ The young woman was very beautiful, and she cared for the king. She served the king, but he did not have intimate relations with her.