KJV ORIGINAL
And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And she said, 'Let Adonijah your brother marry Abishag the Shunammite.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Bathsheba is asking King Solomon to allow his half-brother Adonijah to marry Abishag, who had been King David's caretaker.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs shortly after Solomon became king following David's death. Abishag had been a young woman who cared for the aging King David in his final days, though they never had relations. In ancient times, marrying a former king's wife or concubine was often seen as a claim to the throne, making this request politically dangerous.
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