1 Kings 2:22

And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.

Cross-reference

1 Kings 1:5–7 Historical context

1 Kings 1:5-7 shows Adonijah's earlier rebellion with Joab and Abiathar — Solomon sees the request for Abishag as a continuation of that power grab.

1 Kings 1:11 Historical context

1 Kings 1:11 records Nathan warning Bathsheba of Adonijah's coup — this earlier conspiracy explains Solomon's harsh response.

1 Kings 1:24 Historical context

1 Kings 1:24 shows Nathan's challenge about Adonijah's unauthorized kingship — the same threat Solomon now sees renewed.

1 Kings 1:25 Historical context

1 Kings 1:25 details Adonijah's crowning celebration — Solomon interprets the Abishag request as another such usurpation attempt.

1 Kings 1:7 Historical context

1 Kings 1:7 lists Adonijah's conspirators Joab and Abiathar — Solomon's reply in 1 Kings 2:22 mentions them as part of the same plot.

In 1 Kings 1:21, Bathsheba warns David that Adonijah’s claim threatens her and Solomon—the same danger Solomon now sees in Adonijah’s request.

Matthew 20:22 records Jesus saying 'You do not know what you are asking' — the same rebuke Solomon gives to his mother's request.

2 Samuel 3:7 Historical context

2 Samuel 3:7 shows that taking a royal concubine signaled a claim to kingship — same logic behind Solomon's reaction to Adonijah asking for Abishag.

2 Samuel 16:21 Historical context

2 Samuel 16:21 describes Absalom taking David's concubines to assert his claim — exactly the political motive Solomon saw in Adonijah's request.

2 Samuel 12:8 Historical context

2 Samuel 12:8 shows that receiving a king's wives signified transfer of kingship — reinforces why Solomon saw Adonijah's request as a threat.