Abishag

Beautiful Shunammite who served King David

A written article for Abishag is still to come. Below and alongside: where Abishag appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1100 BC
    1000 BC
  • Abishag
    1015 BC to 1014 BC

Original word

  • אֲבִישַׁג abishag
    H49
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Where Abishag appears in Scripture

1 Kings 1

וַיְבַקְשׁוּ נַֽעֲרָה יָפָה בְּכֹל גְּבוּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיִּמְצְאוּ אֶת-אֲבִישַׁג הַשּׁוּנַמִּית וַיָּבִאוּ אֹתָהּ לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
3
So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
וַתָּבֹא בַת-שֶׁבַע אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ הַחַדְרָה וְהַמֶּלֶךְ זָקֵן מְאֹד וַֽאֲבִישַׁג הַשּׁוּנַמִּית מְשָׁרַת אֶת-הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
15
And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

1 Kings 2

וַיֹּאמֶר אִמְרִי-נָא לִשְׁלֹמֹה הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּי לֹֽא-יָשִׁיב אֶת-פָּנָיִךְ וְיִתֶּן-לִי אֶת-אֲבִישַׁג הַשּֽׁוּנַמִּית לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
17
And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will say not thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
וַתֹּאמֶר יֻתַּן אֶת-אֲבִישַׁג הַשֻּֽׁנַמִּית לַאֲדֹֽנִיָּהוּ אָחִיךָ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
21
And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
וַיַּעַן הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה וַיֹּאמֶר לְאִמּוֹ וְלָמָה אַתְּ שֹׁאֶלֶת אֶת-אֲבִישַׁג הַשֻּֽׁנַמִּית לַאֲדֹנִיָּהוּ וְשַֽׁאֲלִי-לוֹ אֶת-הַמְּלוּכָה כִּי הוּא אָחִי הַגָּדוֹל מִמֶּנִּי וְלוֹ וּלְאֶבְיָתָר הַכֹּהֵן וּלְיוֹאָב בֶּן-צְרוּיָֽה׃
22
And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.