in 1 Kings 1:1–4, serves a specific purpose. It becomes a test of King David’s virility. When he does not know her sexually despite her great beauty (v. 4), Adonijah declares himself king (v. 5). Job’s three daughters were also the most beautiful in the land in his day (Job 42:15), and this was part of Job’s reward for enduring the test God put him through and for speaking rightly of God (Job 42:12–17) A woman’s beauty can be dangerous in Bible stories. Not the beauty per se, but the desire that