1 Kings 2:21 BSB — MannaFest

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8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתֹּ֕אמֶר	va.To.mer	and she said	H559 →
יֻתַּ֖ן	yu.Tan	let it be given	H5414 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֲבִישַׁ֣ג	'a.vi.Shag	Abishag	H49 →
הַשֻּׁנַמִּ֑ית	ha.shu.na.Mit	the Shunammite	H7767 →
לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּ	la.'a.do.ni.Ya.hu	to Adonijah	H138 →
אָחִ֖יךָ	'a.Chi.kha	brother your	H251 →
לְאִשָּֽׁה׃	le.'i.Shah	to a wife	H802 →

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1 Kings 1:3
Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.
leads to
- Esther 2:4
  Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
- Joshua 19:18
  Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
- Esther 2:2
  Then the king’s attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king,
- 2 Kings 4:8
  One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.
- 1 Samuel 28:4
  The Philistines came together and camped at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

1 Kings 1:3Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.2 Samuel 16:21–22Ahithophel replied, “Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he has left to keep the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become a stench to your father, then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”Joshua 19:18Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,

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