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1 Kings 2:20-22
Good News Translation
1 Kings 2:20-22
Good News Translation
20 She said, “I have a small favor to ask of you; please do not refuse me.”
“What is it, mother?” he asked. “I will not refuse you.”
21 She answered, “Let your brother Adonijah have Abishag as his wife.”
22 “Why do you ask me to give Abishag to him?” the king asked. “You might as well ask me to give him the throne too. After all, he is my older brother, and Abiathar the priest and Joab are on his side!”[a]
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- 1 Kings 2:22 Some ancient translations and Abiathar the priest … on his side; Hebrew unclear.
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