Why did Adonijah ask to be given Abishag (one of Daivd's wives)? What was that all about?
If Solomon acknowledged Adonijah's right to have one of David's wives (or any "property" from David), he was also acknowledging that Adonijah had a legitimate legal claim to the throne. Especially since Adonijah was the older brother. So Solomon was protecting himself. Solomon, in his wisdom, knew that Adonijah could not to be trusted and was using his mother, Bathsheba, to try to take the throne away from Solomon. So, he had him killed to protect the kingdom.
We had good discussion around this passage and the things in our lives that threaten us.
What do we need to do to protect ourselves from Satan's attacks (1 Peter 5:8) on our walk with God? What actions, attitudes, influences, etc. do we need to "put to death"? What would that look like?
Share your thoughts so we all grow through this passage.
Blessings,
Roger
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Roger,
ReplyDeleteJust a quick question.
Was Abishag David's wife? I understood that they were just looking for a young woman to wait on the king and keep him warm. (I know a wife does that, but I could not find where it refers to her as his wife.)
Just wondering,
Allen
If I remember right, the fact that she was brought in to care for David meant she became part of his harem, making her a wife, even though they were never intimate. I'll research this again to be sure.
ReplyDeleteI looked this back up. I found the information in the New International Study Bible commentary on this passage.
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