1 Kings 2:21

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

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KJV

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

ASV

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

YLT

And she saith, `Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother for a wife.'

DBT

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

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And she said, let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife. For so Adonijah was by his father's side; and Bathsheba makes use of the relation, the more to move upon him to grant the request.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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It ill becomes a good man to prefer a bad request or appear in a bad cause. Solomon's just and judicious rejection of the request. Though his mother herself was the advocate, and called it a small petition, and perhaps it was the first she had troubled him with since he was king, yet he denied it, without violation of the general promise he had made,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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1 Kings 1:52
And Solomon replied, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die.”
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.
2 Samuel 16:21–22
Ahithophel 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 19:18
Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
2 Samuel 3:7
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?”
Ecclesiastes 8:3
Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.

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About this book

The Judgment of Solomon — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
Date: Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile

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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.

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