2 So his servants said to him, "Let them seek a young virgin for my lord the king , and let her [1]attend e the king and become his nurse ; and let her lie in your bosom , that my lord the king may keep warm ."

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 1:2

Commentary on 1 Kings 1:1-4

(Read 1 Kings 1:1-4)

We have David sinking under infirmities. He was chastised for his recent sins, and felt the effects of his former toils and hardships.