1 Kings 2:17
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King James Version (modern wording)
And he said, Speak, I pray you, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say you nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
1 Kings 2:17 (KJV)
American Standard Version
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.
1 Kings 2:17 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
Adonijah replied, “Please speak to King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.”
1 Kings 2:17 (BSB)
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What does 1 Kings 2:17 say?
1 Kings 2:17 in modern King James wording reads: "And he said, Speak, I pray you, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say you nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife."
Where is 1 Kings 2:17 found in the Bible?
1 Kings 2:17 is verse 17 of chapter 2 of the book of 1 Kings, in the Old Testament. 1 Kings has 22 chapters.
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