So they sought for a beautiful young woman throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
1 Kings 2:21 - English Standard Version 2016 She said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as his 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. |
So they sought for a beautiful young woman throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
The young woman was very beautiful, and she was of service to the king and attended to him, but the king knew her not.