1 Kings 2:16
What does 1 Kings 2:16 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 2:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And now I ask one petition of thee; deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And now I ask one petition of thee; deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now I have one request to make to you, and do not say, No, to me. And she said to him, Say on.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and now, one petition I am asking of thee--turn not back my face;' and she saith unto him, `Speak.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Now therefore, I ask one petition of thee; turn not away my face. And she said to him: Say on.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And now I ask one petition of thee; refuse me not. And she said to him, Speak.
Context
v.15And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s; for it was his from Jehovah.
v.16This passage
v.17And 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 30:7
Two things have I asked of thee; Deny methemnot before I die:
- Psalms 132:10
For thy servant David’s sake Turn not away the face of thine anointed.
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