1 Kings 2:15-17

Good News Translation

¹⁵ He answered, “You know that I should have become king and that everyone in Israel expected it. But it happened differently, and my brother became king because it was the Lord's will. ¹⁶ And now I have one request to make; please do not refuse me.”

“What is it?” Bathsheba asked.

^17 (A)He answered, “Please ask King Solomon—I know he won't refuse you—to let me have Abishag, the young woman from Shunem, as my wife.”