1 Kings 2:21-23

Evangelical Heritage Version

²¹ She said, “Please give Abishag from Shunem to your brother Adonijah as his wife.”

²² King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you ask for Abishag from Shunem to be given to Adonijah? You might as well ask for the kingship for him. After all, he is my brother, my older brother! Yes, request it for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”

²³ Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, “May God punish me severely and double it,^[a] if Adonijah does not pay with his life for this request that he has made!