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 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.

19 Bath-Schéba se rendit auprès du roi Salomon, pour lui parler en faveur d’Adonija. Le roi se leva pour aller à sa rencontre, il se prosterna devant elle, et il s’assit sur son trône. On plaça un siège pour la mère du roi, et elle s’assit à sa droite.

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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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