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1 Kings 2:21

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What does 1 Kings 2:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
1 Kings 2:21 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
19Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a throne to be set for the king`s mother; and she sat on his right hand.
20Then she said, I ask one small petition of thee; deny me not. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother; for I will not deny thee.
21And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
22And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
23Then king Solomon sware by Jehovah, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah hath not spoken this word against his own life.
24Now therefore as Jehovah liveth, who hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me a house, as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“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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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Let Abishag: Sa2 16:21, Sa2 16:22 3 Kings (1 Kings) 2:22”
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