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sionnach commented on the word abishag
A child born to a married man's mistress.
January 28, 2008
treeseed commented on the word abishag
Abishag - "father of error", a young woman of Shunem, distinguished for her beauty. She was chosen to be a helper and servant to David in his old age. Among Abishag's jobs was to lie next to David and keep him warm; however, David did not have sexual relations with her. (1 Kings 1:4). After David's death Adonijah persuaded Bathsheba, Solomon's mother, to entreat the king to permit him to marry Abishag. Solomon suspected in this request an aspiration to the throne, and therefore caused him to be put to death (1 Kings 2:17-25). On the other hand, some point to the possibility that Abishag is the female protagonist in the Song of Songs and that Solomon put Adonijah to death in order to obtain Abishag for himself.
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January 28, 2008