1 Kings 2:16 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Now I want to ask you for one thing. Don't refuse me." "What is it?" she asked.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.

ASV:

And now I ask one petition of thee; deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.

BBE:

Now I have one request to make to you, and do not say, No, to me. And she said to him, Say on.

DBY:

And now I ask one petition of thee; refuse me not. And she said to him, Speak.

ERV:

And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.

JPS:

And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not.' And she said unto him: 'Say on.'

WBS:

And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said to him, Say on.

WEB:

Now I ask one petition of you. Don't deny me." She said to him, "Say on."

YLT:

and now, one petition I am asking of thee -- turn not back my face;' and she saith unto him, 'Speak.'

1 Kings 2:16 Cross References

XREF:

1 Kings 2:15 So he said, "You know that the kingdom was mine and that all Israel expected me to be king; however, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother's, for it was his from the LORD.

1 Kings 2:17 Then he said, "Please speak to Solomon the king, for he will not refuse you, that he may give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

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 prepare death for themselves. Many a head has been lost by catching at a crown.

CONC:

Asking Deny Face Making Petition Refuse Request Speak Turn

Deny Face Making Petition Refuse Request Speak Turn

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