1 Kings 2:21
2:21 She said, “Allow Abishag the Shunammite to be given to your brother Adonijah as a wife.”
1 Kings 1:43
1:43 Jonathan replied
1 to Adonijah: “No!
2 Our master
3 King David has made Solomon king.
1 Kings 1:49
1:49 All of Adonijah’s guests panicked; 4 they jumped up and rushed off their separate ways.
1 Kings 2:22
2:22 King Solomon answered his mother, “Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him?
5 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 tn Heb “answered and said.”
2 tn For a similar use of אֲבָל (’aval), see Gen 17:19, where God rejects Abraham’s proposal and offers an alternative.
3 tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.
1 tn Or “were afraid, trembled.”
1 tn Heb “for Adonijah.”