11. David reigned over Israel forty years–seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
12. Then Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.
13. Adonijah, the son of [David and] Haggith, came to Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon. She said, Do you come peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
14. He said, I have something to say to you. And she said, Say on.
15. He said, You know that the kingdom belonged to me [as the eldest living son], and all Israel looked to me to reign. However, the kingdom has passed from me to my brother; for it was his from the Lord.
16. Now I make one request of you; do not deny me. And she said, Say on.
17. He said, I pray you, ask King Solomon, for he will not refuse you, to give me Abishag the Shunammite to be my wife. [I Kings 1:1-4.]
18. And Bathsheba said, Very well; I will speak for you to the king.
19. So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king rose to meet her, bowed to her, sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set at his right hand for her, the king's mother.
20. Then she said, I have one small request to make of you; do not refuse me. The king said to her, Ask on, my mother, for I will not refuse you.
21. She said, Give Abishag the Shunammite to Adonijah your brother to be his wife.