1 Kings 2:17
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And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.Adonijah replied, “Please speak to King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.”
In other translations
And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.Adonijah replied, “Please speak to King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אִמְרִי־'imri-speakH559נָאna'pleaseH4994לִשְׁלֹמֹהlishlomohto SolomonH8010הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428כִּיkiforH3588לֹא־lo'-notH3808יָשִׁיבyashivhe will turn awayH7725אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853פָּנָיִךְpanayikhface yourH6440וְיִתֶּן־veyiten-so he may giveH5414לִיlito meאֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֲבִישַׁג'avishagAbishagH49הַשּׁוּנַמִּיתhashunamitthe ShunammiteH7767לְאִשָּׁה׃le'ishahto a wifeH802
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Related verses
- 2 Samuel 3:7And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish–bosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father’s concubine?Meanwhile, Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. So Ish-bosheth questioned Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”
- 1 Kings 1:2-42 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat. 3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king. 4 And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.2 So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.” 3 Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king. 4 The girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.
- 2 Samuel 12:8And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more.
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People and places
Places: Shunem