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1 Kings 2:17

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.
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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."

Catholic Public Domain Version

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.