Study it in the app“And King Solomon answered and said to his mother, “And why are you asking Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom — for he is my brother, older than I — for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!””
And Kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהansweredיַּעַןand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto his mother,לְאִמּוֹ“And whyוְלָמָהare youאַתְּaskingשֹׁאֶלֶתAbishagאֶת אֲבִישַׁגthe Shunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּיתfor Adonijah?לַאֲדֹנִיָּהוּAskוְשַׁאֲלִיfor himלוֹthe kingdomאֶת הַמְּלוּכָה— forכִּיheהוּאis my brother,אָחִיolderהַגָּדוֹלthan I —מִמֶּנִּיfor him,וְלוֹand for Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָרthe priest,הַכֹּהֵןand for Joabוּלְיוֹאָבsonבֶּןof Zeruiah!”צְרוּיָה
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsSolomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appearsanswer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaan” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsmother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appearsask for
To ask for something, or borrow.
Where else “shoelet” appearsAbishag
Abishag: a very beautiful girl from Shunem who looked after King David in his old age (1 Kings 1:3-4). Later Adonijah asked for her as his wife, and that cost him his life (1 Kings 2:13-25).
Where else “avishag” appearsShunammite
Shunammite: a woman from Shunem, a town of the tribe of Issachar, in the north of Israel. Abishag is called this, and so is the woman who gave lodging to the prophet Elisha (2 Kings 4).
Where else “shunamit” appearsAdonijah
Adonijah: the name of several men; the best known is the fourth son of David, who tried to become king instead of Solomon (1 Kings 1). It means "my Lord is YHWH."
Where else “adoniyahu” appearskingdom, kingship
Kingdom, kingship: the power and the office of the king.
Where else “melucha” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appearselder
Born first: the firstborn son.
Where else “gadol” appearsAbiathar
Abiathar: son of the priest Ahimelech; the only one who escaped the slaughter at Nob. He joined David and was his priest (1 Samuel 22:20-23). The name means "the father is abundant."
Where else “evyatar” appearspriest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appearsJoab
Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."
Where else “yoav” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearsZeruiah
Zeruiah: sister of David and mother of Joab, Abishai and Asahel (1 Chronicles 2:16). Her sons are named after her: "the sons of Zeruiah."
Where else “tseruya” appearsTaking a woman of the previous king was a way of claiming his throne (2 Samuel 16:21-22). The end of the verse is broken off in the Hebrew.
21And she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as a wife.”
22 · This verse (above)
23And King Solomon swore by YHWH, saying, “So may Elohim do to me, and so may he add, for against his own life Adonijah has spoken this word!
