So they sought for a beautiful girl throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
1 Kings 2:21 - Tree of Life Version So she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as 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 girl throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
The girl was very beautiful. So she became the king’s nurse and served him, but the king was not intimate with her.