How many times is Shunammite mentioned in the Bible?
The word Shunammite appears 8 times in the King James Version, in 8 verses. It is found in 2 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Shunammite 8 times.
Shunammite in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Shunammite counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Shunammite | 8 | 8 |
| Total | 8 | 8 |
First and last mention of Shunammite
So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
Verses with Shunammite on our topic pages
1 verse that uses Shunammite in the World English Bible is in our topic collections.
He said to Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite.” When he had called her, she stood before him.
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Common questions
How many times is Shunammite in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 8 of the 8 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Shunammite appears in 2 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Kings has the most (5), then 2 Kings (3).
Where is Shunammite first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 1 Kings 1:3: "So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king." The last is 2 Kings 4:36.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.