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 to Adonijah: “No! Our master King David has made Solomon king.

1 Kings 1:49

1:49 All of Adonijah’s guests panicked; 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? Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”


tn Heb “answered and said.”

tn For a similar use of אֲבָל (’aval), see Gen 17:19, where God rejects Abraham’s proposal and offers an alternative.

tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.

tn Or “were afraid, trembled.”

tn Heb “for Adonijah.”