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King David And Abishag by Pieter De Grebber, 1 Kings 1:1-4, Bible.Gallery

King David And Abishag is a oil on canvas painting by Pieter De Grebber (1573–1643), created in c. 1600. Measuring 129 × 103 cm, it depicts the biblical scene from 1 Kings 1:1-4.

1 Kings 1:1-4

1 Kings 1:1

Now king David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn’t keep warm.

1 Kings 1:2

Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king. Let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.”

1 Kings 1:3

So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

1 Kings 1:4

The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and served him; but the king didn’t know her intimately.

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