1 Kings 2:16
And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
1 Kings 2:16 in other translations
| BSB | So now I have just one request of you; do not deny me.” “State your request,” she told him. |
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| WEB | Now I ask one petition of you. Don’t deny me.” She said to him, “Say on.” |
| ASV | And now I ask one petition of thee; deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on. |
| YLT | and now, one petition I am asking of thee--turn not back my face;' and she saith unto him, ‘Speak.' |
| DARBY | And now I ask one petition of thee; refuse me not. And she said to him, Speak. |
| BBE | Now I have one request to make to you, and do not say, No, to me. And she said to him, Say on. |
| Webster | And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said to him, Say on. |
What does 1 Kings 2:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 2:13-18
13-18. Adonijah ... came to Bath-sheba--Her question to him betrays an apprehension which his recent conduct might well warrant; but his pious acknowledgment of the divine will seemed apparently to indicate so entire an acquiescence in the settlement of the succession [1Ki 2:15], that, in her womanly simplicity, she perceived not the deep cunning and evil design that was concealed under his request and readily…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 2:12-25
Solomon received Bathsheba with all the respect that was owing to a mother; but let none be asked for that which they ought not to grant. It ill becomes a good man to prefer a bad request, or to appear in a bad cause. According to eastern customs it was plain that Adonijah sought to be king, by his asking for Abishag as his wife, and Solomon could not be safe while he lived. Ambitious, turbulent spirits commonly…
1 Kings 2:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 2:16
- Proverbs 30:7
Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
- Psalms 132:10
For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.
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Context
- 1 Kings 2:15
And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s: for it was his from the Lord.
- 1 Kings 2:16
And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
- 1 Kings 2:17
And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
1 Kings 2:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y ahora yo te hago una petición: no me hagas volver mi rostro. Y ella le dijo: Habla. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et maintenant je te fais une seule requête; ne me repousse pas. Et elle lui dit: Parle. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und nun bitte ich eine Bitte von dir; weise mich nicht ab! Und sie sprach zu ihm: Rede. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Nunc ergo petitionem unam precor a te: ne confundas faciem meam. Quæ dixit ad eum: Loquere. |