Why look for a virgin to warm the king? (1 Kings 1:2)

Why look for a virgin to warm the king? (1 Kings 1:2)

1 Now King David was old, advanced in age; and they covered him with clothes, but he could not keep warm. 2 So his servants said to him, “Let them seek a young virgin for my lord the king, and let her attend the king and become his nurse; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.” 3 So they searched for a beautiful girl throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. 4 The girl was very beautiful, and she became the king’s nurse and served him, but the king did not cohabit with her.

Clarify • Share • Report • Asked September 01 2018 • Jack Gutknecht