They searched for a beautiful girl throughout the territory of Israel; they found Abishag the Shunammite , and brought her to the king.
1 Kings 2:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So she said, ‘Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as a wife.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition She said, Give Abishag the Shunammite to Adonijah your brother to be his wife. American Standard Version (1901) And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife. Common English Bible “Let Abishag from Shunem be married to your brother Adonijah,” she said. Catholic Public Domain Version And she said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah, your brother, as wife." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she said: Let Abisag the Sunamitess be given to Adonias thy brother to wife. |
They searched for a beautiful girl throughout the territory of Israel; they found Abishag the Shunammite , and brought her to the king.
The girl was of unsurpassed beauty, and she became the king’s caregiver. She attended to him, but he was not intimate with her.