1 Kings 2:17

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.

And he said {H559}, Speak {H559}, I pray thee, unto Solomon {H8010} the king {H4428},(for he will not say {H7725} thee {H6440} nay {H7725},) that he give {H5414} me Abishag {H49} the Shunammite {H7767} to wife {H802}.

He said, "Please speak to Shlomo the king - for he won't say 'No' to you - and ask him to give me Avishag the Shunamit as my 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.”

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.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Kings 1:2 (2 votes)

    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.

  • 1 Kings 1:4 (2 votes)

    And the damsel [was] very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.

  • 2 Samuel 3:7 (2 votes)

    ¶ And Saul had a concubine, whose name [was] Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and [Ishbosheth] said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine?

  • 2 Samuel 12:8 (2 votes)

    And 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.