Abishag
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Abishag (5 Occurrences)

1 Kings 1:3 So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 1:15 Bathsheba went in to the king into the chamber. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 2:17 He said, "Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not tell you'no'), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 2:21 She said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 2:22 King Solomon answered his mother, "Why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also; for he is my elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Thesaurus
Abishag (5 Occurrences)
... After David's death Adonijah persuaded Bathsheba, Solomon's mother, to entreat the
king to permit him to marry Abishag. ... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ABISHAG. ...
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Ab'ishag (5 Occurrences)
Ab'ishag. << Abishag, Ab'ishag. Abishai >>. Multi-Version Concordance ... The king was
very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king. (See RSV). ...
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Shunammite (8 Occurrences)
... (1) Abishag, who was brought to minister to the aged king David, love for whom
led Adonijah to his doom (1 Kings 1:3, 15; 1 Kings 2:17, etc.). ...
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Shunamite (8 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 1:3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel,
and found Abishag a Shunamite, and brought her to the king. (WBS). ...
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Shu'nammite (8 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 1:3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel,
and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. (See RSV). ...
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Adonijah (28 Occurrences)
...Abishag was brought in, not to "attend upon David during has declining years,"
but to put her vitality at has disposal during a few weeks. ...
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Adoni'jah (26 Occurrences)
... hand. (See RSV). 1 Kings 2:21 And she said: 'Let Abishag the Shunammite be
given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.' (See RSV). 1 Kings ...
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You'no (1 Occurrence)
... 1 Kings 2:17 He said, "Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not tell
you'no'), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife." (WEB). ...
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Zeru'iah (24 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). 1 Kings 2:22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother:
'And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ...
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Bathshe'ba (10 Occurrences)
... king into the chamber. --Now the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite
ministered unto the king.-- (See RSV). 1 Kings 1:16 ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names
Abishag

ignorance of the father

Smith's Bible Dictionary
Abishag

a beautiful Shunammite (from Shunem, in the tribe of Issachar), taken into David's harem to comfort him in his extreme old age. (1 Kings 1:1-4)

ATS Bible Dictionary
Abishag

A beautiful virgin of Shunem, in Issachar, chosen to marry David in his old age and cherish him. After his death, Adonijah sought her hand to promote his treasonable aspirations, and was punished by death, 1 Kings 1:1-2:46.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ABISHAG

ab'-i-shag, a-bi'-shag ('abhishagh, apparently, "father of wandering," that is, "cause of wandering," or "my father wanders"): The Shunammite woman who became nurse to King David (1 Kings 1-4, 15; 1 Kings 2:17, 21, 22). She was chosen for the service with great care on account of her youth and beauty and physical vigor. She ministered to the king, that is, waited on him as personal attendant and nurse. She also "cherished" him in his feebleness-gave to him through physical contact the advantage of her superabundant vitality. This was a mode of medical treatment recommended by the servants of the king, and it appears to have been not wholly unsuccessful. She had an intimate knowledge of the condition of David, and was present at the interview of Bathsheba with David which resulted in the placing of Solomon on the throne. If that act had been questioned she would have been a most important witness. By reason of this and of her personal charms, she might become a strong helper to any rival of Solomon who should intrigue to supplant him. Adonijah sought Abishag in marriage. On the basis of this and of such other evidence as may supposably have been in his possession, Solomon put Adonijah to death as an intriguer.

Willis J. Beecher

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Father of (i.e., "given to") error, a young woman of Shunem, distinguished for her beauty. She was chosen to minister to David in his old age. She became his wife (1 Kings 1:3, 4, 15). After David's death Adonijah persuaded Bathsheba, Solomon's mother, to entreat the king to permit him to marry Abishag. Solomon suspected in this request an aspiration to the throne, and therefore caused him to be put to death (1 Kings 2:17-25).

Strong's Hebrew
49. Abishag -- "my father is a wanderer," an Israelite woman
... << 48, 49. Abishag. 50 >>. "my father is a wanderer," an Israelite woman.
Transliteration: Abishag Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-shag') Short Definition: Abishag. ...
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