Verse 17

He continued, 'Please ask King Solomon—he will not refuse you—to give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.'

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 3:7 : 7 Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, daughter of Aiah. Ishbosheth said to Abner, 'Why have you slept with my father's concubine?'
  • 2 Sam 12:8 : 8 'I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your arms. I also gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more.
  • 1 Kgs 1:2-4 : 2 So his servants said to him, "Let us search for a young virgin to attend to my lord the king. She will care for the king and lie beside him to keep him warm." 3 They searched throughout the land of Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite. They brought her to the king. 4 The young woman was very beautiful, and she cared for the king and served him, but the king had no intimate relations with her.