1 Kings 1:2

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

So his servants said to him, ‘Let us  search for a young virgin for my lord the king.  She is to attend the king and be his caregiver. She is to lie by your side so that my lord the king will get warm.’

Cross References

Micah 7:5

Do not rely on a friend; don’t trust in a close companion. Seal your mouth from the woman who lies in your arms.

Ecclesiastes 4:11

Also, if two lie down together, they can keep warm; but how can one person alone keep warm?

Genesis 16:5

Then Sarai said to Abram, ‘You are responsible for my suffering!  I put my slave in your arms,  and when she saw that she was pregnant, I became contemptible to her. May the Lord judge between me and you.’

2 Samuel 12:3

but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised her, and she grew up with him and with his children. From his meagre food she would eat, from his cup she would drink, and in his arms she would sleep. She was like a daughter to him.

Deuteronomy 13:6

‘If your brother, the son of your mother,  or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let’s go and worship other gods” #– #which neither you nor your ancestors have known,

Deuteronomy 10:8

‘At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi  to carry the ark of the Lord’s covenant, to stand before the Lord to serve him, and to pronounce blessings in his name, as it is today.

2 Chronicles 29:11

My sons, don’t be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence, to serve him, and to be his ministers and burners of incense.’

1 Kings 1:1

Now King David was old and advanced in age.  Although they covered him with bedclothes, he could not get warm.

1 Kings 1:3

They searched for a beautiful girl throughout the territory of Israel; they found Abishag  the Shunammite  , and brought her to the king.

Esther 2:2

The king’s personal attendants suggested, ‘Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king.