1 Kings 2:17
He said,“Please ask King Solomon if he would give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife, for he won’t refuse you.”
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- 2 Sam 3:7 : 7 Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah daughter of Aiah. Ish-bosheth said to Abner,“Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”
- 2 Sam 12:8 : 8 I gave you your master’s house, and put your master’s wives into your arms. I also gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if all that somehow seems insignificant, I would have given you so much more as well!
- 1 Kgs 1:2-4 : 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. 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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- 1 Kgs 2:13-164 verses91%
13Haggith’s son Adonijah visited Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. She asked,“Do you come in peace?” He answered,“Yes.”
14He added,“I have something to say to you.” She replied,“Speak.”
15He said,“You know that the kingdom was mine and all Israel considered me king. But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the LORD decided it should be his.
16Now I’d like to ask you for just one thing. Please don’t refuse me.” She said,“Go ahead and ask.”
- 1 Kgs 2:18-236 verses86%
18Bathsheba replied,“That’s fine, I’ll speak to the king on your behalf.”
19So 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.
20She 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.”
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!”
23King Solomon then swore an oath by the LORD,“May God judge me severely, if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life!
- 1 Kgs 1:11-177 verses80%
11Nathan 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?
12Now let me give you some advice as to how you can save your life and your son Solomon’s life.
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?”
17She 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.’
- 1 Kgs 1:1-44 verses77%
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.”
3So they looked through all Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
4The 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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12Then the woman said,“Please permit your servant to speak to my lord the king about another matter.” He replied,“Tell me.”
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18Then 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 1:26-283 verses75%
26But he did not invite me– your servant– or Zadok the priest, or Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your servant Solomon.
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 14:15-162 verses73%
15I have now come to speak with my lord the king about this matter, because the people have made me fearful. But your servant said,‘I will speak to the king! Perhaps the king will do what his female servant asks.
16Yes! 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!’
- 1 Sam 25:40-412 verses73%
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.”
41She arose, bowed her face toward the ground, and said,“Your female servant, like a lowly servant, will wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”
- 1 Kgs 1:31-322 verses73%
31Bathsheba bowed down to the king with her face to the floor and said,“May my master, King David, live forever!”
32King David said,“Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,
- 2 Chr 1:7-82 verses72%
7That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him,“Tell me what I should give you.”
8Solomon replied to God,“You demonstrated great loyalty to my father David and have made me king in his place.
- 1 Kgs 1:19-213 verses72%
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.
21If a decision is not made, when my master the king is buried with his ancestors, my son Solomon and I will be considered state criminals.”
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3Go to the king and speak to him in the following fashion.” Then Joab told her what to say.
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24Nathan said,“My master, O king, did you announce,‘Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne’?
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47The king’s servants have even come to congratulate our master King David, saying,‘May your God make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!’ Then the king leaned on the bed
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5One night in Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream. God said,“Tell me what I should give you.”
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13How could I ever be rid of my humiliation? And you would be considered one of the fools in Israel! Just speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”
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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?”
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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.”
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22Then Saul instructed his servants,“Tell David secretly,‘The king is pleased with you, and all his servants like you. So now become the king’s son-in-law.”
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2Solomon then sent this message to Hiram:
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13Elisha said to Gehazi,“Tell her,‘Look, you have treated us with such great respect. What can I do for you? Can I put in a good word for you with the king or the commander of the army?’” She replied,“I’m quite secure.”
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17Abner advised the elders of Israel,“Previously you were wanting David to be your king.
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53King Solomon sent men to bring him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon told him,“Go home.”
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24So David comforted his wife Bathsheba. He came to her and went to bed with her. Later she gave birth to a son, and David named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child