1 Kings 1:2

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1 Kings 1:2 (WEB)
Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king. Let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.”

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Jerome, Letters Letter 52
“A girl is accordingly sought from the coasts of Israel—Abishag the Shunamite—to sleep with the king and warm his aged frame.” — editor's note: 1 Kings i. 1–4.
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