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1 Kings 2:17

And he said: "I beg that you may speak to king Solomon, for he is not able to refuse anything to you, so that he may give Abishag the Shunammite to me as wife.

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King James Version

And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.

English Standard Version

And he said, "Please ask King Solomon--he will not refuse you--to give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife."

New International Version

So he continued, "Please ask King Solomon-he will not refuse you-to give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife."