Verse 21

1 Kings 2:21

Darby Translation

21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother as wife.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תֹּ֕אמֶר יֻתַּ֖ן אֶת אֲבִישַׁ֣ג הַ/שֻּׁנַמִּ֑ית לַ/אֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּ אָחִ֖י/ךָ לְ/אִשָּֽׁה
English Translation
And she said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as a wife."
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Chapter 2 Context
1 And the days of David were at hand that he should die; and he enjoined Solomon his son saying, Focus ↗
2 I go the way of all the earth: be of good courage therefore, and be a man; Focus ↗
3 and keep the charge of Jehovah thy God (Elohim), to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his... Focus ↗
4 that Jehovah may confirm his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, If thy sons take heed to the... Focus ↗
5 And thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two captains of the... Focus ↗
6 And thou shalt do according to thy wisdom, and not let his hoar head go down to Sheol in peace. Focus ↗
7 But shew kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy t... Focus ↗
8 And behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite of Bahurim, who cursed me wit... Focus ↗
9 And now hold him not guiltless; for thou art a wise man, and thou shalt know what thou oughtest to d... Focus ↗
10 And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. Focus ↗
11 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: he reigned seven years in Hebron, and... Focus ↗
12 And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly. Focus ↗
13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou p... Focus ↗
14 And he said, I have something to say to thee. And she said, Speak. Focus ↗
15 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had set their faces on me that I... Focus ↗
16 And now I ask one petition of thee; refuse me not. And she said to him, Speak. Focus ↗
17 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, to Solomon the king for he will not refuse thee that he give me Abi... Focus ↗
18 And Bathsheba said, Well, I will speak for thee to the king. Focus ↗
19 And Bathsheba went to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her,... Focus ↗
20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; refuse me not. And the king said to her, Ask, my... Focus ↗
21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother as wife.
22 And king Solomon answered and said to his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for A... Focus ↗
23 And king Solomon swore by Jehovah saying, God (Elohim) do so to me, and more also, Adonijah has spok... Focus ↗
24 And now [as] Jehovah liveth, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, an... Focus ↗
25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; who fell on him, that he died. Focus ↗
26 And the king said to Abiathar the priest, Go to Anathoth, to thine own fields; for thou art worthy o... Focus ↗
27 And Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest to Jehovah, to fulfil the word of Jehovah, which h... Focus ↗
28 And the report came to Joab (for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he had not turned after Absa... Focus ↗
29 And it was told king Solomon that Joab had fled to the tent of Jehovah; and behold, he is by the alt... Focus ↗
30 And Benaiah came to the tent of Jehovah and said to him, Thus saith the king: Come forth. And he sai... Focus ↗
31 And the king said to him, Do as he has said, and fall upon him, and bury him; and take away the inno... Focus ↗
32 And Jehovah shall requite the blood which he shed upon his own head, because he fell upon two men mo... Focus ↗
33 And their blood shall be requited upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever; but... Focus ↗
34 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell upon him, and put him to death; and he was buried i... Focus ↗
35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his stead over the host; and Zadok the priest the ki... Focus ↗
36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Build thee a house in Jerusalem, and abide... Focus ↗
37 And it shall be that on the day thou goest forth, and passest over the torrent of Kidron, know for c... Focus ↗
38 And Shimei said to the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king has said, so will thy servant d... Focus ↗
39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two servants of Shimei's ran away to Achish son... Focus ↗
40 Then Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath, to Achish, to seek his servants; and Shime... Focus ↗
41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come again. Focus ↗
42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make thee swear by Jehovah, and... Focus ↗
43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the commandment that I charged thee with? Focus ↗
44 And the king said to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness of which thy heart is conscious, which... Focus ↗
45 and king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before Jehovah for e... Focus ↗
46 And the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; who went out and fell upon him, and he died. And... Focus ↗