1 Kings 2:18

1 Kings 2:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Bath–sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
• New International Version (NIV)“Very well,” Bathsheba replied, “I will speak to the king for you.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Bathsheba said, “Very well, I will speak for you to the king.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)“All right,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.”

Context of 1 Kings 2:18

16And now I have one request to make of you; do not refuse me." She said to him, "Speak." 17And he said, "Please ask King Solomon—he will not refuse you—to give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife." Bathsheba said, "Very well; I will speak for you to the king." 19So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her and bowed down to her. Then he sat on his throne and had a seat brought for the king's mother, and she sat on his right. 20Then she said, "I have one small request to make of you; do not refuse me." And the king said to her, "Make your request, my mother, for I will not refuse you."

1 Kings 2:18 word by word

וַתֹּ֥אמֶר בַּת־שֶׁ֖בַע ט֑וֹב אָנֹכִ֕י אֲדַבֵּ֥ר עָלֶ֖יךָ אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Bath–shebaבַּת־שֶׁ֫בַעbath-sheba‛ · BathshebaH1339
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Wellטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• I will speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• for thee unto the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428

Cross-references for 1 Kings 2:18

• Proverbs 14:15The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 2:18

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-25Verses 12-25 Solomon received Bathsheba with all the respect that was owing to a mother; but let none be asked for that which they ought not to grant. It ill becomes a good man to prefer a bad request, or to appear in a bad cause. According to eastern customs it was plain that Adonijah sought to be king, by his asking for Abishag as his wife, and Solomon could not be safe while he lived. Ambitious, turbulent spirits commonly prepare death for themselves…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-18Let him give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife: Having the king’s concubine showed royal authority. When David became king, he received Saul’s wives (2 Samuel 12:7–8). The rebellious Absalom took David’s concubines (2 Samuel 16:20–22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1813-18. Adonijah ... came to Bath-sheba--Her question to him betrays an apprehension which his recent conduct might well warrant; but his pious acknowledgment of the divine will seemed apparently to indicate so entire an acquiescence in the settlement of the succession [1Ki 2:15], that, in her womanly simplicity, she perceived not the deep cunning and evil design that was concealed under his request and readily undertook to promote his wishes.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 2:18

• Abishag
• Adonijah
• Bath-Sheba (Bathsheba)
• Influence
• Intercession
• Shunammite

In the dictionaries

• Sheba
• Bath-Sheba
• Abishag
• Adonijah
• Curse
• Fail
• Gone
• Return
• Solomon
• Heir

Commentaries on 1 Kings 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings