1 Kings 2:22
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And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”
In other translations
And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”
Hebrew words
וַיַּעַןvaiya'anand he answeredH6030הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428שְׁלֹמֹהshelomohSolomonH8010וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לְאִמּוֹle'imoto mother hisH517וְלָמָהvelamahand <to> why?H4100אַתְּ'at[are] youH859שֹׁאֶלֶתsho'eletaskingH7592אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֲבִישַׁג'avishagAbishagH49הַשֻּׁנַמִּיתhashunamitthe ShunammiteH7767לַאֲדֹנִיָּהוּla'adoniyahufor AdonijahH138וְשַׁאֲלִי־vesha'ali-and askH7592לוֹlofor himאֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַמְּלוּכָהhamelukhahthe kingshipH4410כִּיkiforH3588הוּאhu'heH1931אָחִי'achi[is] brother myH251הַגָּדוֹלhagadol<the> oldH1419מִמֶּנִּיmimenimore than meH4480וְלוֹveloand for himוּלְאֶבְיָתָרule'evyatarand for AbiatharH54הַכֹּהֵןhakohenthe priestH3548וּלְיוֹאָבuleyo'avand for JoabH3097בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121צְרוּיָה׃ פtzeruyahZeruiahH6870
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