1 occurrence

'Older' in the Bible

Then King Solomon made answer and said to his mother, Why are you requesting me to give Abishag the Shunammite to Adonijah? Take the kingdom for him in addition, for he is my older brother, and Abiathar the priest and Joab, the son of Zeruiah, are on his side.

Verse ConceptsBrothersThe Kingdom Of Others

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Former (176 instances)
Older (92 instances)
Previous (37 instances)
Senior (26 instances)
Sometime (23 instances)

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain