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And he said , "
Pray ask King Solomon--he will not refuse you--to give me Ab '
ishag the Shu '
nammite as my wife ."
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Bathshe '
ba said , "
Very well ;
I will speak for you to the king ."
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So Bathshe '
ba went to King Solomon ,
to speak to him on behalf of Adoni '
jah .
And the king rose to meet her ,
and bowed down to her ;
then he sat on his throne ,
and had a seat brought for the king '
s mother ;
and she sat on his right .
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Then she said , "
I have one small request to make of you ;
do not refuse me ."
And the king said to her , "
Make your request ,
my mother ;
for I will not refuse you ."
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She said , "
Let Ab '
ishag the Shu '
nammite be given to Adoni '
jah your brother as his wife ."
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King Solomon answered his mother , "
And why do you ask Ab '
ishag the Shu '
nammite for Adoni '
jah ?
Ask for him the kingdom also ;
for he is my elder brother ,
and on his side are Abi '
athar the priest and Jo '
ab the son of Zeru '
iah ."
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Then King Solomon swore by the LORD ,
saying , "
God do so to me and more also if this word does not cost Adoni '
jah his life !
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Now therefore as the LORD lives ,
who has established me ,
and placed me on the throne of David my father ,
and who has made me a house ,
as he promised ,
Adoni '
jah shall be put to death this day ."
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So King Solomon sent Benai '
ah the son of Jehoi '
ada ;
and he struck him down ,
and he died .