1Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.ĢSo his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”ģThen they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.ĤThe girl was unsurpassed in beauty she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.ĥAt that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.Ħ(His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)ħSo Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him.ĨBut Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.ĩAnd Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened calves near the stone of Zoheleth, a which is next to En-rogel.
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