1 Kings 2:18
16 So now I have just one request of you; do not deny me.” “State your request,” she told him.
17 Adonijah replied, “Please speak to King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.”
“Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.”
19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.
20 “I have just one small request of you,” she said. “Do not deny me.” “Make your request, my mother,” the king replied, “for I will not deny you.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.”
- KJV
- And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
- 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.
- DARBY
- And Bathsheba said, Well, I will speak for thee to the king.
- BLB
- And Bathsheba said, “Good; I will speak for you to the king.”
- ÅB
- Batseba svarte: Godt, jeg skal tale til kongen for deg.
- OTB
- Så sa Batseba: "Godt; jeg skal tale til kongen for deg."
- B1930
- Batseba svarte: Godt, jeg skal tale til kongen for dig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 14:15
The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
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