1 Kings 2:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 2:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 2:21 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 2:21 — KJV
“And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.”
— 1 Kings 2:21 (KJV)
1 Kings 2:21 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 2:21
“If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 2:21: let, brother, wife
“And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother. brother's: or, next kinsman's”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 2:21: let, brother, wife
“But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 2:21: let, brother, 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.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 2:21: abishag, shunammite, wife
“And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 2:21: brother, wife
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