And she said, let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife. ] For so Adonijah was by his father's side; and Bathsheba makes use of the relation, the more to move upon him to grant the request.
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So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to talk with him about Adonijah. The king stood up to meet her and bowed low to her. Then he returned to his throne and had a throne set up for the queen mother. She sat to his right.
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She said, "I have just one small request for you. Don't refuse me." The king said to her, "Mother, ask me. I won't refuse you."
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"Let Abishag from Shunem be married to your brother Adonijah," she said.
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King Solomon replied to his mother, "Why ask only for Abishag from Shunem for Adonijah? Why not ask for the entire kingdom for him? After all, he is my older brother and has the support of Abiathar the priest and Joab, Zeruiah's son."
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King Solomon swore by the LORD, "May God do to me as he sees fit! Adonijah has made this request at the cost of his life!