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1 Kings 2:16 · KJV

“And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on. {deny...: Heb. turn not away my face}”

— 1 Kings 2:16

Verse 15

And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and {that} all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.

Verse 17

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 — Context

14

He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.

15

And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and {that} all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.

16

And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on. {deny...: Heb. turn not away my face}

17

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.

18

And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.

Cross References

Psalms 132:10

For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.

Proverbs 30:7

Two {things} have I required of thee; deny me {them} not before I die: {deny...: Heb. withhold not from me}

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