1 kings 1:2

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1 Kings 1:2

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Kings 1:2
Verse 2 of 53

Scripture focus

Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

1 Kings 1:2KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 1:2

Theological / Devotional

His servants. These were royal attendants, ministers of the king who looked after his personal wants and were responsible to the nation for his welfare. Josephus terms them “physicians” (Antiquities vii. 14. 3). The proposed remedy of seeking a healthy young woman to communicate warmth and vigor to a numb and enfeebled body was employed in ancient times when medical knowledge was limited. Similar prescriptions can be cited in medieval Europe and the modern East.

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