Now king David was old, and advanced in years: and when he was covered with clothes he was not warm. 2His servants therefore, said to him: Let us seek for our Lord the king, a young virgin, and let her stand before the king, and cherish him, and sleep in his bosom and warm our lord the king. 3So they sought a beautiful young woman, in all the coasts of Israel and they found Abisag, a Sunamitess, and brought her to the king. 4And the damsel was exceedingly beautiful, and she slept with the king, and served him, but the king did not know her.