1 Kings 2:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And 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.”
1 Kings 2:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 2:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 2:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also, for he is my elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.””
1 Kings 2:22 — World English Bible
1 Kings 2:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And 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. ”
1 Kings 2:22 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 2:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And king Solomon answereth and saith to his mother, `And why art thou asking Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? also ask for him the kingdom--for he <FI>is<Fi> mine elder brother--even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah.'”
1 Kings 2:22 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 2:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And king Solomon answered and said to 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. ”
1 Kings 2:22 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 2:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But King Salomon answered and sayd vnto his mother, And why doest thou aske Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? aske for him the kingdome also: for he is mine elder brother, and hath for him both Abiathar the Priest, and Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah.”
1 Kings 2:22 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 2:22 in Context — 1 Kings 2
20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.
21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
22 And 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.
23 Then king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
24 Now therefore, as the Lord liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
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