| 1 Kings 2:18 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | Bathsheba said, "Very well; I will speak to the king for you." (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | "Very well," Bathsheba answered. "I will talk to the king for you."(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. |
| ASV: | And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. |
| BBE: | And Bath-sheba said, Good! I will make your request to the king. |
| DBY: | And Bathsheba said, Well, I will speak for thee to the king. |
| ERV: | And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. |
| JPS: | And Bath-sheba said: 'Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.' |
| WBS: | And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee to the king. |
| WEB: | Bathsheba said, "Alright. I will speak for you to the king." |
| YLT: | And Bath-Sheba saith, 'Good; I do speak for thee unto the king.' |
| 1 Kings 2:18 Cross References |
| XREF: | 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."
1 Kings 2:19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king arose to meet her, bowed before her, and sat on his throne; then he had a throne set for the king's mother, and she sat on his right. (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. |
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