20. She said, “I have a small favour to ask of you; please do not refuse me.”“What is it, mother?” he asked. “I will not refuse you.”
21. She answered, “Let your brother Adonijah have Abishag as his wife.”
22. “Why do you ask me to give Abishag to him?” the king asked. “You might as well ask me to give him the throne too. After all, he is my elder brother, and Abiathar the priest and Joab are on his side!”