1 Kings 2:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Kings 2:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 2:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 2:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said, “Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not tell you ‘no’), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife.””
1 Kings 2:17 — World English Bible
1 Kings 2:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
1 Kings 2:17 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 2:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 2:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
1 Kings 2:17 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 2:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he sayd, Speake, I pray thee, vnto Salomon ye King, (for he will not say thee nay) that he giue me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.”
1 Kings 2:17 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 2:17 in Context — 1 Kings 2
15 And 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 the Lord.
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.
18 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.
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What Does 1 Kings 2:17 Mean?
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