1 Kings 2:18
16 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
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.
And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
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.
20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.
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 believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
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