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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“So Bathsheba said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And she saith, `Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother for a wife.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 2:21 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.”
- 1 Kings 1:3Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.
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