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 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.
19 Y vino Bath-sheba al rey Salomón para hablarle por Adonía. Y el rey se levantó á recibirla, é inclinóse á ella, y volvió á sentarse en su trono, é hizo poner una silla á la madre del rey, la cual se sentó á su diestra.
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What Does 1 Kings 2:17 Mean?
1 Kings 2:17 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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