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3-4 They looked everywhere in Israel until they found a very beautiful young woman named Abishag, who lived in the town of Shunem.[a] They brought her to David, and she took care of him. But David did not have sex with her.

Adonijah Tries To Become King

5-6 (A) Adonijah was the son of David and Haggith. He was Absalom's younger brother[b] and was very handsome. One day, Adonijah started bragging, “I'm going to make myself king!” So he got some chariots and horses, and he hired 50 men as bodyguards. David did not want to hurt his feelings, so he never asked Adonijah why he was doing these things.

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Footnotes

  1. 1.3,4 Shunem: A town in northern Israel, just north of Jezreel Valley.
  2. 1.5,6 brother: Since Absalom was dead, Adonijah was now David's oldest living son and would be next in line to be king.

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