1 Kings 1:4
The young woman was very beautiful; she became the king’s nurse and served him, but the king was not intimate with her.
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- Matt 1:25 : 25 but did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.
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- 1 Kgs 1:1-33 verses88%
1 ¶ Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne King David was very old; even when they covered him with blankets, he could not get warm.
2 His 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.”
3 So they looked through all Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
- 1 Kgs 1:13-208 verses80%
13 Visit 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?’
14 While you are still there speaking to the king, I will arrive and verify your report.”
15 So Bathsheba visited the king in his private quarters.(The king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.)
16 Bathsheba bowed down on the floor before the king. The king said,“What do you want?”
17 She replied to him,“My master, you swore an oath to your servant by the LORD your God,‘Solomon your son will be king after me and he will sit on my throne.’
18 But now, look, Adonijah has become king! But you, my master the king, are not even aware of it!
19 He 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.
20 Now, my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne.
- 1 Kgs 2:21-222 verses73%
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!”
- 1 Kgs 1:5-73 verses72%
5 Now 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.
6 (Now his father had never corrected him by saying,“Why do you do such things?” He was also very handsome and had been born right after Absalom.)
7 He collaborated with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported him.
- 1 Kgs 2:16-194 verses72%
16 Now I’d like to ask you for just one thing. Please don’t refuse me.” She said,“Go ahead and ask.”
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.
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16 Now 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.
- Esth 2:2-43 verses71%
2 The king’s servants who attended him said,“Let a search be conducted on the king’s behalf for attractive young women.
3 And 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.
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.
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11 to 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.
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11 Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother,“Has it been reported to you that Haggith’s son Adonijah has become king behind our master David’s back?
- 1 Kgs 1:26-283 verses71%
26 But he did not invite me– your servant– or Zadok the priest, or Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your servant Solomon.
27 Has my master the king authorized this without informing your servants who should succeed my master the king on his throne?”
28 David Picks Solomon as His Successor King David responded,“Summon Bathsheba!” She came and stood before the king.
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9 This 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.
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27 Absalom had three sons and one daughter, whose name was Tamar. She was a very attractive woman.
- 2 Sam 11:2-32 verses69%
2 One 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.
3 So 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 2:13-153 verses69%
13 the 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.
14 In 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.
15 When 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 14:16-183 verses68%
16 Yes! The king may listen and deliver his female servant from the hand of the man who seeks to remove both me and my son from the inheritance God has given us!’
17 So your servant said,‘May the word of my lord the king be my security, for my lord the king is like the angel of God when it comes to deciding between right and wrong! May the LORD your God be with you!’”
18 Then the king replied to the woman,“Don’t hide any information from me when I question you.” The woman said,“Let my lord the king speak!”
- 1 Kgs 10:3-42 verses68%
3 Solomon answered all her questions; there was no question too complex for the king.
4 When the queen of Sheba saw for herself Solomon’s extensive wisdom, the palace he had built,
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1 The Rape of Tamar Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. In the course of time David’s son Amnon fell madly in love with her.
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2 the third was Absalom whose mother was Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;the fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith;
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11 Then the king will be attracted by your beauty. After all, he is your master! Submit to him!
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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.
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40 So 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.”
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4 the food in his banquet hall, his servants and attendants in their robes, his cupbearers in their robes, and his burnt sacrifices which he presented in the LORD’s temple, she was amazed.