3. So they searched for a beautiful young woman throughout the land of Israel and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
4. She was very beautiful and cared for the king and ministered to him, but the king did not know her intimately.
5. Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king,” and he assembled chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run before him.
6. His father had not confronted him at any time by asking, “Why have you done this?” He also was a very attractive man, and he was born next after Absalom.
7. He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they agreed to help him.