1 Kings 2:20-22

The Voice

Bathsheba: ²⁰ I have something to ask of you, and please do not deny me.

Solomon: Go on and ask it, Mother. Of course I will not deny you.

Bathsheba: ²¹ Give Abishag the Shunammite to your brother, Adonijah, so that she can be his wife.

Solomon: ²² Why do you wish Abishag the Shunammite to be Adonijah’s wife? While you’re at it, why don’t you ask me to hand the entire kingdom over to Adonijah? He is the eldest son. I might as well hand it over to him, Abiathar the priest, and Joab (Zeruiah’s son)!