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Abishag - a young woman of Shunem
Shunem

Shunem is a little village mentioned in the Bible. It was located in the tribe of Issachar, to the north of Jezreel and south of Mount Gilboa ....
, distinguished for her beauty
Beauty

Beauty is a characteristic of a person, Location , Object , or idea that provides a perception experience of pleasure, Value , or satisfaction....
. She was chosen to be a helper and servant to David
David

David , was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. He is depicted as a righteous king, although not without fault, as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician and poet ....
 in his old age
Geriatrics

Geriatrics is the branch of medicine that focuses on health care of the elderly. It aims to promote health and to Prevention and treat diseases and disabilities in older adults....
. Among Abishag's jobs was to lie next to David and keep him warm; however, David did not have sexual relations
Sex

In biology, sex is a process of combining and mixing genetics traits, often resulting in the specialization of organisms into male and female types ....
 with her (1 Kings 1:4b) due to the fact that he already had eighteen wives (the maximum amount of wives allowed to a Jewish king). After David's death Adonijah
Adonijah

Adonijah was the fourth son of King David according to the book of Samuel , which is contained in the Bible....
 persuaded Bathsheba
Bathsheba

According to the Hebrew Bible, Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David , king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah....
, Solomon
Solomon

Solomon is a figure described in the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an. The biblical accounts identify Solomon as the son of David. He is also called Jedidiah in the Tanakh , and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah split; following th...
's mother, to entreat the king to permit him to marry
Jewish view of marriage

Judaism traditionally considers marriage to be the ideal state of personal existence; a man without a wife, or a woman without a husband, is considered incomplete....
 Abishag.






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Abishag - a young woman of Shunem
Shunem

Shunem is a little village mentioned in the Bible. It was located in the tribe of Issachar, to the north of Jezreel and south of Mount Gilboa ....
, distinguished for her beauty
Beauty

Beauty is a characteristic of a person, Location , Object , or idea that provides a perception experience of pleasure, Value , or satisfaction....
. She was chosen to be a helper and servant to David
David

David , was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. He is depicted as a righteous king, although not without fault, as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician and poet ....
 in his old age
Geriatrics

Geriatrics is the branch of medicine that focuses on health care of the elderly. It aims to promote health and to Prevention and treat diseases and disabilities in older adults....
. Among Abishag's jobs was to lie next to David and keep him warm; however, David did not have sexual relations
Sex

In biology, sex is a process of combining and mixing genetics traits, often resulting in the specialization of organisms into male and female types ....
 with her (1 Kings 1:4b) due to the fact that he already had eighteen wives (the maximum amount of wives allowed to a Jewish king). After David's death Adonijah
Adonijah

Adonijah was the fourth son of King David according to the book of Samuel , which is contained in the Bible....
 persuaded Bathsheba
Bathsheba

According to the Hebrew Bible, Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David , king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah....
, Solomon
Solomon

Solomon is a figure described in the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an. The biblical accounts identify Solomon as the son of David. He is also called Jedidiah in the Tanakh , and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah split; following th...
's mother, to entreat the king to permit him to marry
Jewish view of marriage

Judaism traditionally considers marriage to be the ideal state of personal existence; a man without a wife, or a woman without a husband, is considered incomplete....
 Abishag. Solomon suspected in this request an aspiration to the throne, and therefore caused him to be put to death (1 Kings 2:17-25). It is possible that Abishag became one of Solomon's wives, as part of his heritage. Some point to the possibility that Abishag is the female protagonist in the Song of Songs
Song of songs

Song of Songs is a book of the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. It may also refer to:In music:*Song of songs , the debut album by David and the Giants...
 and that Solomon put Adonijah to death in order to obtain Abishag for himself.

See also

Shunamitism
Shunamitism

Shunamitism is the practice of an old man sleeping with, but not necessarily having sex with, a young woman to preserve his youth. The rationale was that the heat and moisture of the young woman would transfer to the old man and revitalize him....