1 Kings 2:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Kings 2:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 2:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 2:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now I ask one petition of you. Don’t deny me.” She said to him, “Say on.””

1 Kings 2:16 — World English Bible

1 Kings 2:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Kings 2:16 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 2:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

1 Kings 2:16 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 2:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

1 Kings 2:16 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 2:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Nowe therefore I aske thee one request, refuse me not. And she said vnto him, Say on.”

1 Kings 2:16 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 2:16 in Context — 1 Kings 2

14 En seguida dijo: [Una] palabra tengo que decirte. Y ella dijo: Di.

15 Y él dijo: Tú sabes que el reino era mío, y que todo Israel había puesto en mí su rostro, para que yo reinara: mas el reino fué traspasado, y vino á mi hermano; porque por Jehová era suyo.

16 Y ahora yo te hago una petición: no me hagas volver mi rostro. Y ella le dijo: Habla.

17 El entonces dijo: Yo te ruego que hables al rey Salomón, (porque él no te hará volver tu rostro,) para que me dé á Abisag Sunamita por mujer.

18 Y Bath-sheba dijo: Bien; yo hablaré por ti al rey.

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What Does 1 Kings 2:16 Mean?

1 Kings 2:16 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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