1 Kings 1:15

And Bathsheba went in to the king into the chamber. And the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.

1 Kings 1:1

Now king David was old and stricken in years, and they covered him with clothes, but he did not get warm.

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And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

Very old

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Very old

1 Kings 1:2
Therefore 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 take care of him. And let her lay in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get warmth.

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Proverbs 4:3
For I was a son to my father, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.