1 Kings 2:21

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 2:21 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 16:21Ahithophel 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.”
  2. 1 Kings 1:3Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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