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 E ele disse: Tu sabes que o reino era meu, e que todo Israel havia posto em mim seu rosto, para que eu reinasse: mas o reino foi traspassado, e veio a meu irmão; porque pelo SENHOR era seu.

16 E agora eu te faço uma petição: não a negues a mim. E ela lhe disse: Fala.

17 Ele então disse: Eu te rogo que fales ao rei Salomão (porque ele não negará a ti), para que me dê a Abisague, a sunamita, por mulher.

18 E Bate-Seba disse: Está bem; eu falarei por ti ao rei.

19 E veio Bate-Seba ao rei Salomão para falar-lhe por Adonias. E o rei se levantou a recebê-la, e inclinou-se a ela, e voltou a sentar-se em seu trono, e fez pôr uma cadeira à mãe do rei, a qual se sentou à sua direita.

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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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