1 Kings 2:17 Parallel Translations

He said, "Please ask King Solomon to give me Abishag from Shunem as my wife. He will not refuse you."(GOD'S WORD®)

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.

ASV:

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.

BBE:

Then he said, Will you go to Solomon the king (for he will not say, No, to you) and put before him my request that he will give me Abishag the Shunammite for a wife?

DBY:

And he said, Speak, I pray thee, to Solomon the king for he will not refuse thee that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife.

ERV:

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.

JPS:

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.'

WBS:

And he said, Speak, I pray thee, to Solomon the king, (for he will not say to thee no,) that he give me Abishag the Shunamite for a wife.

WEB:

He said, "Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not tell you'no'), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife."

YLT:

And he saith, 'Speak, I pray thee, to Solomon the king, for he doth not turn back thy face, and he doth give to me Abishag the Shunammite for a wife.'

1 Kings 2:17 Cross References

XREF:

1 Kings 1:3 So they searched for a beautiful girl throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

1 Kings 1:4 The girl was very beautiful; and she became the king's nurse and served him, but the king did not cohabit with her. (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:

Abishag Ab'ishag Face Nay Please Refuse Request Shunamite Shunammite Shu'nammite Solomon Speak Turn Wife You'no

Abishag Ab'ishag Continued Face Please Refuse Request Shunamite Shunammite Shu'nammite Solomon Speak Turn Wife

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