Joshua 19:18
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Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
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The Philistines came together and camped at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.
One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.
Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.
Some time later, Naboth the Jezreelite happened to own a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.
So King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.
And he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call the Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, she stood before him,
So Bathsheba said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife.”
but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the battle against Hazael their king.) So Jehu said, “If you commanders wish to make me king, then do not let anyone escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel.”
Adonijah replied, “Please speak to King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.”