The Book of Kings Aleph (and Questions on It)

1:1 King David was old, advanced in years, and though they covered him with bedclothes, he never felt warm.

/// Why not get a fire nearby?

1: 2 His servants said to him, “Let a young virgin be south out for our lord the king and become his companion; when she lies in your embrace, our lord the long will feel warm.”

//As Mel Brooks famously stated “it is good to the king.”

1:3 And they sought a beautiful young girl throughout the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunemitess and brought her to the king.

//If she was just to be a companion why does it matter if she is a virgin and beautiful?