Shunammites
Shunammites, inhabitants of Shunem, including Abishag, David's nurse, and the Shunammite woman, Elisha's benefactor.
GroupOld Testament2 books8 verses
Summary
People from Shunam(?), first mentioned at 1 Kings 1:3; only referred to as Shunammites (שׁוּנַמִּית).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- שׁוּנַמִּיתShunammites
Mentions
- Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.
- So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.
- Adonijah replied, “Please speak to King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.”
- So Bathsheba said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife.”
- King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”
- And he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call the Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, she stood before him,
- So she set out and went to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her at a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, there is the Shunammite woman.
- Elisha summoned Gehazi and said, “Call the Shunammite woman.” So he called her and she came. Then Elisha said, “Pick up your son.”