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!”

[1:43]  ¹ tn Heb “answered and said.”

[1:43]  ² tn For a similar use of אֲבָל (’aval), see Gen 17:19, where God rejects Abraham’s proposal and offers an alternative.

[1:43]  ³ tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.

[1:49]  ¹ tn Or “were afraid, trembled.”

[2:22]  ¹ tn Heb “for Adonijah.”