1 Kings 2:17
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And he said I pray thee speak to king Solomon (for he cannot deny thee any thing) to give me Abisag, the Sunamitess, to wife.

Abishag

1 Kings 1:2-4 His servants therefore, said to him: Let us seek for our Lord the king, a young virgin, and let her stand before the king, and cherish him, and sleep in his bosom and warm our lord the king. . . .

2 Samuel 3:7 And Saul had a concubine named Respha, the daughter of Aia. And Isboseth said to Abner:

2 Samuel 12:8 And gave thee thy master's house and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and Juda: and if these things be little, I shall add far greater things unto thee.

Context
The Execution of Adonijah
16Now therefore, I ask one petition of thee; turn not away my face. And she said to him: Say on. 17And he said I pray thee speak to king Solomon (for he cannot deny thee any thing) to give me Abisag, the Sunamitess, to wife.18And Bethsabee said: Well, I will speak for thee to the king.…
Cross References
1 Kings 1:3
So they sought a beautiful young woman, in all the coasts of Israel and they found Abisag, a Sunamitess, and brought her to the king.

1 Kings 1:4
And the damsel was exceedingly beautiful, and she slept with the king, and served him, but the king did not know her.

1 Kings 2:16
Now therefore, I ask one petition of thee; turn not away my face. And she said to him: Say on.

1 Kings 2:18
And Bethsabee said: Well, I will speak for thee to the king.

Lexicon
[Adonijah] replied,
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Please
נָא֙ (nā)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

speak
אִמְרִי־ (’im·rî-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to King
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

Solomon,
לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה (liš·lō·mōh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne

since
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

he will not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

turn you down.
יָשִׁ֖יב (yā·šîḇ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

Let him give
וְיִתֶּן־ (wə·yit·ten-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

me
לִ֛י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

Abishag
אֲבִישַׁ֥ג (’ă·ḇî·šaḡ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 49: Abishag -- 'my father is a wanderer', an Israelite woman

the Shunammite
הַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖ית (haš·šū·nam·mîṯ)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7767: Shunammite -- a Shunammitess

as my wife.”
לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (lə·’iš·šāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female


Additional Translations
Adonijah replied, “Please speak to King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.”And he said, Speak, I pray you, to Solomon the king, (for he will not say you no,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.

And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king (for he will not say thee nay), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.

And he said to her, Speak, I pray thee, to king Solomon, for he will not turn away his face from thee, and let him give me Abisag the Somanite for a wife.

And he said, Speak, I pray thee, to Solomon the king -- for he will not refuse thee -- that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife.

And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.

And he said, Speak, I pray thee, to Solomon the king, (for he will not say to thee no,) that he give me Abishag the Shunamite for a wife.

He said, "Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not tell you 'no'), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife."

And he saith, 'Speak, I pray thee, to Solomon the king, for he doth not turn back thy face, and he doth give to me Abishag the Shunammite for a wife.'
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