1 Kings 2:21
1 Kings 2:21 Meaning and Explanation
“And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Bathsheba presents the request that Abishag be given to Adonijah as his wife.
What Does 1 Kings 2:21 Mean?
Bathsheba speaks the request plainly: let Abishag be given to Adonijah as wife. She names it simply, as the modest favor it seems to be, on behalf of Solomon's brother.
What sounds gentle on her lips lands on the king as something far larger. The verse sets the innocent-seeming words against the political weight they carry, and the next moment will reveal how Solomon reads them. It is a quiet reminder that requests passed along in good faith can still carry meanings their bearer never intended.
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What does 1 Kings 2:21 mean?
Bathsheba presents the request that Abishag be given to Adonijah as his wife.