1 Kings 1:15

So Bathsheba visited the king in his private quarters. (The king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.)

1 Kings 1:1

King David was very old; even when they covered him with blankets, he could 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
His servants advised him, "A young virgin must be found for our master, the king, to take care of the king's needs and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you and keep our master, the king, warm."

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Proverbs 4:3
When I was a son to my father, a tender only child before my mother,

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