Abishag
In the Hebrew Bible, Abishag was a beautiful young woman of Shunem chosen to be a helper and servant to King David in his old age.
Quotes about
[edit]- When King David was very old, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him. So his attendants said to him, “Let us look for a young virgin to serve the king and take care of him. She can lie beside him so that our lord the king may keep warm.”
- Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king. The woman was very beautiful; she took care of the king and waited on him, but the king had no sexual relations with her.
- First Book of Kings 1:1-4 NKJV.
