1 KINGS 2:19 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Bath–sheba 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.”
"She said, 'Let Abishag the Shunamite be given to Adonijah your brother as his wife.'" — Bathsheba makes the request explicit: *yuten et-Avisag ha-Shunamit le-Adoniyahu achikha le-isha*. She frames it as a gift to "your brother," emphasizing family obligation and Adonijah's humbled status. The phrasing is seemingly reasonable—a widow should marry and be cared for; why deny a deposed prince a suitable wife?
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