1 Kings 2:17

And he said, Speak, I pray you, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say you no,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.

— The Restored Word Bible

Context

15 And he said, you knowest that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the Yahuah.

16 And now I ask one petition of you, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.

17 And he said, Speak, I pray you, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say you no,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.

18 And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for you unto the king.

19 Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.

Read Full Chapter →

Our Ministry Network

Three sites working together to restore biblical truth