1 Kings 2:21

And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.

And she said {H559}, Let Abishag {H49} the Shunammite {H7767} be given {H5414} to Adonijah {H138} thy brother {H251} to wife {H802}.

She said, "Let Avishag the Shunamit be given to Adoniyah your brother as his wife."

So Bathsheba said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife.”

And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Samuel 16:21 (2 votes)

    And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that [are] with thee be strong.

  • 2 Samuel 16:22 (2 votes)

    So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

  • 1 Kings 1:3 (2 votes)

    So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.