Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given in marriage to your brother Adonijah.” New Living Translation “Then let your brother Adonijah marry Abishag, the girl from Shunem,” she replied. English Standard Version She said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as his wife.” Berean Standard Bible So Bathsheba said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife.” King James Bible And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife. New King James Version So she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife.” New American Standard Bible So she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as a wife.” NASB 1995 So she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as a wife.” NASB 1977 So she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as a wife.” Legacy Standard Bible So she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as a wife.” Amplified Bible So she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as a wife.” Christian Standard Bible So she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as a wife.” Holman Christian Standard Bible So she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as a wife.” American Standard Version And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife. Contemporary English Version "Allow your brother Adonijah to marry Abishag," she answered. English Revised Version And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife. GOD'S WORD® Translation She replied, "Let Abishag from Shunem be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife." Good News Translation She answered, "Let your brother Adonijah have Abishag as his wife." International Standard Version So she asked him, "Give Abishag the Shunammite to your brother Adonijah as a wife." Majority Standard Bible So Bathsheba said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife.” NET Bible She said, "Allow Abishag the Shunammite to be given to your brother Adonijah as a wife." New Heart English Bible She said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife." Webster's Bible Translation And she said, Let Abishag the Shunamite be given to Adonijah thy brother for a wife. World English Bible She said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd she says, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah for a wife.” Young's Literal Translation And she saith, 'Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother for a wife.' Smith's Literal Translation And she will say, Give Abishag the Shunamite to Adonijah thy brother for wife. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd she said: Let Abisag the Sunamitess be given to Adonias thy brother to wife. Catholic Public Domain Version And she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah, your brother, as wife.” New American Bible So she said, “Let Abishag the Shunamite be given to your brother Adonijah to be his wife.” New Revised Standard Version She said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd she said to him, Let Abishag the Shilommite be given to Adonijah your brother to wife. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And she said to him: “Let Abishag the Shilumite be given to Aduniah your brother as a wife.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And she said: 'Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And she said, Let, I pray thee, Abisag the Somanite be given to Adonias thy brother to wife. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Execution of Adonijah…20“I have just one small request of you,” she said. “Do not deny me.” “Make your request, my mother,” the king replied, “for I will not deny you.” 21So Bathsheba said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife.” 22King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”… Cross References 1 Kings 1:17 “My lord,” she replied, “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’ 1 Kings 1:13 Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’ 1 Kings 1:5 At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him. 2 Samuel 3:3 his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; 2 Samuel 13:1 After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom. 2 Samuel 16:21-22 Ahithophel replied, “Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he has left to take care of 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.” / So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel. 2 Samuel 12:24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child 1 Chronicles 3:2 the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith; 1 Chronicles 22:9-10 But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign. / He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’ 1 Chronicles 28:5 And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel. Matthew 1:6 and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife, Matthew 1:1 This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: Luke 3:31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, Acts 13:22 After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’ Romans 1:3 regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, Treasury of Scripture And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother to wife. Let Abishag 2 Samuel 16:21,22 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… Jump to Previous Abishag Ab'ishag Adonijah Adoni'jah Marriage Shunamite Shunammite Shu'nammite WifeJump to Next Abishag Ab'ishag Adonijah Adoni'jah Marriage Shunamite Shunammite Shu'nammite Wife1 Kings 2 1. David, having given a charge to Solomon3. of Reverence 5. of Joab 7. of Barzillai 8. of Shimei 10. Solomon succeeds 12. Adonijah, moving Bathsheba to ask unto Solomon for Abishag, 13. is put to death 26. Abiathar, having his life given him, is deprived of the priesthood 28. Joab fleeing to the horns of the altar, is there slain 35. Benaiah is put in Joab's room, and Zadfok in Abiathar's 36. Shimei, confined to Jerusalem, by occasion of going to Gath, is put to death. So she said This phrase introduces Bathsheba's request to King Solomon. Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon, plays a significant role in the royal court. Her approach to Solomon reflects the cultural norms of the time, where women, even of high status, often had to navigate patriarchal structures carefully. The Hebrew root for "said" (אָמַר, 'amar) implies a formal declaration or request, indicating the seriousness of her petition. Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So [Bathsheba] said,וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Let Abishag אֲבִישַׁ֣ג (’ă·ḇî·šaḡ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 49: Abishag -- 'my father is a wanderer', an Israelite woman the Shunammite הַשֻּׁנַמִּ֑ית (haš·šu·nam·mîṯ) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7767: Shunammite -- a Shunammitess be given יֻתַּ֖ן (yut·tan) Verb - QalPass - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set to your brother אָחִ֖יךָ (’ā·ḥî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) Adonijah לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּ (la·’ă·ḏō·nî·yā·hū) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 138: Adonijah -- 'my Lord is Yahweh', the name of several Israelites as his wife.” לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (lə·’iš·šāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female Links 1 Kings 2:21 NIV1 Kings 2:21 NLT 1 Kings 2:21 ESV 1 Kings 2:21 NASB 1 Kings 2:21 KJV 1 Kings 2:21 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 2:21 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 2:21 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 2:21 French Bible 1 Kings 2:21 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 2:21 She said Let Abishag the Shunammite be (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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