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He said, “Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not tell you ‘no’), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife.”

1 Kings 2:17 · WEB

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ગુજરાતી1 રાજાઓ ૨:૧૭
તેણે કહ્યું, “કૃપા કરી તમે સુલેમાન રાજાને કહો કે તે શૂનામ્મી અબીશાગ સાથે મારું લગ્ન કરાવે, કેમ કે તે તમને ના નહિ પાડે.”
हिन्दी1 राजाओं २:१७
उसने कहा, “राजा सुलैमान तुझे इन्कार नहीं करेगा; इसलिए उससे कह, कि वह मुझे शूनेमिन अबीशग को ब्याह दे।”

In context

15He said, “You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign. However, the kingdom is turned around, and has become my brother’s; for it was his from the LORD.

16Now I ask one petition of you. Don’t deny me.” She said to him, “Say on.”

17He said, “Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not tell you ‘no’), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife.”

18Bathsheba said, “All right. I will speak for you to the king.”

19Bathsheba therefore went to King Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. The king rose up to meet her and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne and caused a throne to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.

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