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David was old and could not get warm, so his servants sought a young woman to lie in his bosom and care for him (1 Kings 1:1-4). Abishag the Shunammite was brought to the king, and she served him. The text says David did not know her (1 Kings 1:4).
1Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he got no heat.
2Therefore his servants said to him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.
3So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
4The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king didn`t know her intimately.