So the king’s servants began looking everywhere in the country of Israel for a beautiful young woman to keep the king warm. They found a girl named Abishag. She was from the city of Shunem. They brought the young woman to the king.
1 Kings 2:21 - Easy To Read Version So Bathsheba said, “Let your brother Adonijah marry Abishag, the woman from Shunem.” 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. |
So the king’s servants began looking everywhere in the country of Israel for a beautiful young woman to keep the king warm. They found a girl named Abishag. She was from the city of Shunem. They brought the young woman to the king.
The girl was very beautiful. She cared for the king and served him. But King David did not have sexual relations with her.