21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
21 And she said, H559 Let Abishag H49 the Shunammite H7767 be given H5414 to Adonijah H138 thy brother H251 to wife. H802
21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
21 And she saith, `Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother for a wife.'
21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother as wife.
21 She said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife.
21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother for a wife.
And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong. So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
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Commentary on 1 Kings 2 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 2
In this chapter we have David setting and Solomon at the same time rising.
1Ki 2:1-11
David, that great and good man, is here a dying man (v. 1), and a dead man, v. 10. It is well there is another life after this, for death stains all the glory of this, and lays it in the dust. We have here,
1Ki 2:12-25
Here is,
1Ki 2:26-34
Abiathar and Joab were both aiding and abetting in Adonijah's rebellious attempt, and it is probable were at the bottom of this new motion made of Adonijah for Abishag, and it should seem Solomon knew it, v. 22. This was, in both, an intolerable affront both to God and to the government, and the worse because of their high station and the great influence their examples might have upon many. They therefore come next to be reckoned with. They are both equally guilty of the treason, but, in the judgment passed upon them, a difference is made and with good reason.
1Ki 2:35-46
Here is,