13. At this time Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. Bathsheba asked, “Do you come in peace?”Adonijah answered, “Yes. This is a peaceful visit.
14. I have something to say to you.”“You may speak,” she said.
15. Adonijah said, “You remember that at one time the kingdom was mine. All the people of Israel thought I was their king. But things changed. Now my brother is the king because the Lord chose him.
16. So now I have one thing to ask you. Please do not refuse me.”Bathsheba answered, “What do you want?”
17. Adonijah said, “I know King Solomon will do anything you ask him. So please ask him to give me Abishag the Shunammite woman to be my wife.”
18. “Very well,” she answered. “I will speak to the king for you.”
19. So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to talk to him for Adonijah. When Solomon saw her, he stood up to meet her. Then he bowed down to her and sat on the throne. He told some servants to bring another throne for his mother. Then she sat down at his right side.
20. Bathsheba said to him, “I have one small thing to ask you. Please do not refuse me.”The king answered, “Ask, mother. I will not refuse you.”
21. So she said, “Allow Abishag the Shunammite woman to marry your brother Adonijah.”