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NASB | 1 Kings 2:22 King Solomon answered and said to his mother, "And why are you asking Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him also the kingdom--for he is my older brother--even for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah!" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Kings 2:22 King Solomon answered and said to his mother, "And why are you asking for Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask the kingdom for him also--since he is my older brother--[ask it] for him and for Abiathar the priest and Joab the son of Zeruiah [his supporters]!" |
Bible Question: In I Kings Chapter 2:13-25, Adonijah asked King Solomon's mother, Bathsheba, to ask King Solomon to give Abishag, King David's nurse, to himself as his wife. When King David was requested this by his mother, his response was more than an answer to Adonijah's request, and in verse 24 and 25 King David orders that Adonijah be killed. I don't understand why King David had Adonijah killed for wanting to marry Abishag. Thank you. |
Bible Answer: I think the best answer is found in this 1. Adonijah requested an audience with Solomon's mother, Bathsheba. Being granted the audience, he made a clever, foolish appeal to her (1 Kings 2:13-17). Although Bathsheba did not see what Adonijah was really after, his appeal indicated that his ambition to be king was still very much alive. In making his unusual request of her, he made an exaggerated claim. He declared that by having been the crown prince, the kingdom had rightfully belonged to him; and everyone had expected him to be appointed king. But when the situation changed and Solomon was crowned king, he willingly accepted Solomon as the Lord's choice (1 Kings 2:15). 2) His deceptive claim: That he submitted, accepted Solomon as the LORD's choice Note this fact about Adonijah's claim: all Israel had not supported him in his efforts to become king. He was in the process of deceiving Bathsheba and attempting to deceive Solomon, for his desire and ambition to become king was once again being aroused within his soul. His craving ambition is clearly exposed in his request. Adonijah is painting a picture of the great loss he has suffered by not being chosen king so that Bathsheba will grant his request. To offset his great loss for not receiving the crown, he makes one bold request: that King Solomon give Abishag, David's concubine and nurse, to be his wife (1 Kings 2:16-17). Adonijah wants Bathsheba to appeal to Solomon to grant this one request as a compensation, a payment for not being crowned king. 3) His one request as a compensation for not receiving the crown: That King Solomon give Abishag, David's concubine and nurse, to be his wife (to possess the king's concubine was to have a claim to the throne) This was a foolish request on the part of Adonijah, revealing his inability to rule. For taking one of the king's concubines was an act that laid claim to the throne. In ancient times, taking possession of a king's harem meant that a person was laying claim to the throne of a nation (2 Samuel 3:7-10; 12:8; 16:21-22). This is an excerpt taken from the Preacher's Outline and Sermon Bible 1 Kings 2:25 |
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