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 Et il ajouta: J’ai un mot à te dire. Elle dit: Parle!

15 Et il dit: Tu sais que la royauté m’appartenait, et que tout Israël portait ses regards sur moi pour me faire régner. Mais la royauté a tourné, et elle est échue à mon frère, parce que l’Éternel la lui a donnée.

16 Maintenant, je te demande une chose: ne me la refuse pas! Elle lui répondit: Parle!

17 Et il dit: Dis, je te prie, au roi Salomon – car il ne te le refusera pas – qu’il me donne pour femme Abischag, la Sunamite.

18 Bath-Schéba dit: Bien! Je parlerai pour toi au roi.

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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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