1 Kings 1:3

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So they looked through all Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

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  • Josh 19:18 : 18 Their assigned land included Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,
  • 1 Sam 28:4 : 4 The Philistines assembled; they came and camped at Shunem. Saul mustered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.
  • 1 Kgs 2:17-25 : 17 He said,“Please ask King Solomon if he would give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife, for he won’t refuse you.” 18 Bathsheba replied,“That’s fine, I’ll speak to the king on your behalf.” 19 So Bathsheba visited King Solomon to speak to him on Adonijah’s behalf. The king got up to greet her, bowed to her, and then sat on his throne. He ordered a throne to be brought for the king’s mother, and she sat at his right hand. 20 She said,“I would like to ask you for just one small favor. Please don’t refuse me.” He said,“Go ahead and ask, my mother, for I would not refuse you.” 21 She said,“Allow Abishag the Shunammite to be given to your brother Adonijah as a wife.” 22 King Solomon answered his mother,“Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!” 23 King Solomon then swore an oath by the LORD,“May God judge me severely, if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life! 24 Now, as certainly as the LORD lives(he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David’s throne, and established a dynasty for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!” 25 King Solomon then sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah.
  • 2 Kgs 4:8 : 8 Elisha Gives Life to a Boy One day Elisha traveled to Shunem, where a prominent woman lived. She insisted that he stop for a meal. So whenever he was passing through, he would stop in there for a meal.
  • 2 Kgs 4:25 : 25 So she went to visit the prophet at Mount Carmel. When he saw her at a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi,“Look, it’s the Shunammite woman.
  • Esth 2:2 : 2 The king’s servants who attended him said,“Let a search be conducted on the king’s behalf for attractive young women.
  • Esth 2:4 : 4 Let the young woman whom the king finds most attractive become queen in place of Vashti.” This seemed like a good idea to the king, so he acted accordingly.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 1:1-2
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    1¶ Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne King David was very old; even when they covered him with blankets, he could not get warm.

    2His servants advised him,“A young virgin must be found for our master, the king, to take care of the king’s needs and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you and keep our master, the king, warm.”

  • 1 Kgs 1:4-5
    2 verses
    88%

    4The young woman was very beautiful; she became the king’s nurse and served him, but the king was not intimate with her.

    5Now Adonijah, son of David and Haggith, was promoting himself, boasting,“I will be king!” He managed to acquire chariots and horsemen, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard.

  • 1 Kgs 1:13-16
    4 verses
    81%

    13Visit King David and say to him,‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise your servant,“Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’

    14While you are still there speaking to the king, I will arrive and verify your report.”

    15So Bathsheba visited the king in his private quarters.(The king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.)

    16Bathsheba bowed down on the floor before the king. The king said,“What do you want?”

  • 1 Kgs 2:16-18
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    16Now I’d like to ask you for just one thing. Please don’t refuse me.” She said,“Go ahead and ask.”

    17He said,“Please ask King Solomon if he would give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife, for he won’t refuse you.”

    18Bathsheba replied,“That’s fine, I’ll speak to the king on your behalf.”

  • 1 Kgs 2:21-22
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    21She said,“Allow Abishag the Shunammite to be given to your brother Adonijah as a wife.”

    22King Solomon answered his mother,“Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”

  • Esth 2:2-3
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    2The king’s servants who attended him said,“Let a search be conducted on the king’s behalf for attractive young women.

    3And let the king appoint officers throughout all the provinces of his kingdom to gather all the attractive young women to Susa the citadel, to the harem under the authority of Hegai, the king’s eunuch who oversees the women, and let him provide whatever cosmetics they desire.

  • 1 Sam 25:40
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    40So the servants of David went to Abigail at Carmel and said to her,“David has sent us to you to bring you back to be his wife.”

  • 2 Sam 11:2-3
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    2One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of his palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. Now this woman was very attractive.

    3So David sent someone to inquire about the woman. The messenger said,“Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”

  • Esth 1:11
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    11to bring Queen Vashti into the king’s presence wearing her royal high turban. He wanted to show the people and the officials her beauty, for she was very attractive.

  • 1 Kgs 1:27-28
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    27Has my master the king authorized this without informing your servants who should succeed my master the king on his throne?”

    28David Picks Solomon as His Successor King David responded,“Summon Bathsheba!” She came and stood before the king.

  • 2 Sam 3:17
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    17Abner advised the elders of Israel,“Previously you were wanting David to be your king.

  • 2 Sam 3:6-7
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    6Abner Defects to David’s Camp As the war continued between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was becoming more influential in the house of Saul.

    7Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah daughter of Aiah. Ish-bosheth said to Abner,“Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”

  • Esth 2:9
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    9This young woman pleased him, and she found favor with him. He quickly provided her with her cosmetics and her rations; he also provided her with the seven specially chosen young women who were from the palace. He then transferred her and her young women to the best quarters in the harem.

  • 1 Kgs 1:19-20
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    19He has sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king’s sons, Abiathar the priest, and Joab, the commander of the army, but he has not invited your servant Solomon.

    20Now, my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne.

  • 2 Sam 14:27
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    27Absalom had three sons and one daughter, whose name was Tamar. She was a very attractive woman.

  • 1 Sam 16:12
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    12So Jesse had him brought in. Now he was ruddy, with attractive eyes and a handsome appearance. The LORD said,“Go and anoint him. This is the one!”

  • 1 Kgs 1:32
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    32King David said,“Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,

  • 2 Kgs 4:12
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    12He told his servant Gehazi,“Ask the Shunammite woman to come here.” So he did so and she came to him.

  • Judg 21:12
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    12They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young girls who were virgins who had never been intimate with a man in bed. They brought them back to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.

  • 1 Sam 25:42
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    42Then Abigail quickly went and mounted her donkey, with five of her female servants accompanying her. She followed David’s messengers and became his wife.

  • Gen 24:16
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    16Now the young woman was very beautiful. She was a virgin; no man had ever been physically intimate with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jug, and came back up.

  • 2 Sam 14:25
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    25Now in all Israel everyone acknowledged that there was no man as handsome as Absalom. From the soles of his feet to the top of his head he was perfect in appearance.

  • Song 3:7
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    7Look! It is Solomon’s portable couch! It is surrounded by sixty warriors, some of Israel’s mightiest warriors.

  • 1 Chr 2:29
    67%

    29Abishur’s wife was Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid.

  • Esth 2:13-15
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    13the woman would go to the king in the following way: Whatever she asked for would be provided for her to take with her from the harem to the royal palace.

    14In the evening she went, and in the morning she returned to a separate part of the harem, to the authority of Shaashgaz the king’s eunuch who was overseeing the concubines. She would not go back to the king unless the king was pleased with her and she was requested by name.

    15When it became the turn of Esther daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai(who had raised her as if she were his own daughter) to go to the king, she did not request anything except what Hegai the king’s eunuch, who was overseer of the women, had recommended. Yet Esther met with the approval of all who saw her.

  • 2 Sam 3:10
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    10namely, to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and over Judah all the way from Dan to Beer Sheba!”

  • 2 Sam 3:13
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    13So David said,“Good! I will make an agreement with you. I ask only one thing from you. You will not see my face unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to visit me.”

  • 2 Chr 9:12
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    12King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she requested, more than what she had brought him. Then she left and returned to her homeland with her attendants.

  • Song 3:11
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    11Come out, O maidens of Zion, and gaze upon King Solomon! He is wearing the crown with which his mother crowned him on his wedding day, on the most joyous day of his life!

  • 2 Kgs 4:25
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    25So she went to visit the prophet at Mount Carmel. When he saw her at a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi,“Look, it’s the Shunammite woman.