1 Kings 2:18
And Bath–sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
1 Kings 2:18 in other translations
| BSB | “Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.” |
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| WEB | Bathsheba said, “All right. I will speak for you to the king.” |
| ASV | And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. |
| YLT | And Bath-Sheba saith, ‘Good; I do speak for thee unto the king.' |
| DARBY | And Bathsheba said, Well, I will speak for thee to the king. |
| BBE | And Bath-sheba said, Good! I will make your request to the king. |
| Webster | And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee to the king. |
What does 1 Kings 2:18 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 2:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 2:18
- Proverbs 14:15
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
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Context
- 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 2:18
And Bath–sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
- 1 Kings 2:19
Bath–sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.
1 Kings 2:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Bath-sheba dijo: Bien; yo hablaré por ti al rey. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Bath-Shéba dit: Bien; je parlerai au roi pour toi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Bathseba sprach: Gut, ich will deinethalben mit dem König reden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ait Bethsabee: Bene: ego loquar pro te regi. |