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Strong Concordance 1Ki 1:2 Wherefore his servants [05650] said [0559] unto him, Let there be sought [01245] for my lord [0113] the king [04428] a young [05291] virgin [01330]: and let her stand [05975] before [06440] the king [04428], and let her cherish [05532] him, and let her lie [07901] in thy bosom [02436], that my lord [0113] the king [04428] may get heat [02552].

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BOSOM The front of the upper part of the body, the breast. The orientals generally wore long wide, and loose garments; and when about to carry any thing away that their hands would not contain, they used for the purpose a fold in the bosom of their robe above the girdle, Lu 6:38. Our Savior is said to carry his lambs in his bosom, which beautifully represents his tender care and watchfulness over them, Isa 40:11.
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