1 Kings 2:16

1 Kings 2:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
• New International Version (NIV)Now I have one request to make of you. Do not refuse me.” “You may make it,” she said.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And now I have one request to make of you; do not refuse me." She said to him, "Speak."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now I ask one petition of you; do not deny me.” And she said to him, “Say it.”

Context of 1 Kings 2:16

14He added, “I have something to say to you.” She replied, “Speak.” 15He said, “You know that the kingdom was mine and all Israel considered me king. But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the Lord decided it should be his. Now I’d like to ask you for just one thing. Please don’t refuse me.” She said, “Go ahead and ask.” 17He said, “Please ask King Solomon if he would give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife, for he won’t refuse you.” 18Bathsheba replied, “That’s fine, I’ll speak to the king on your behalf.”

1 Kings 2:16 word by word

וְעַתָּ֗ה שְׁאֵלָ֤ה אַחַת֙ אָֽנֹכִי֙ שֹׁאֵ֣ל מֵֽאִתָּ֔ךְ אַל־תָּשִׁ֖בִי אֶת־פָּנָ֑י וַתֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו דַּבֵּֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And now I askשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• petitionשְׁאֵלָהshe'êlâh shêlâh · petitionH7596
• of thee, denyשׁוּבshûb · to return: refuseH7725
• meפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• not. And she saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, Say onדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696

Cross-references for 1 Kings 2:16

• Psalms 132:10For the sake of David, your servant, do not reject your chosen king!
• Proverbs 30:7Two things I ask from you; do not refuse me before I die:

Commentaries on 1 Kings 2:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Deny me not - literally, as in the margin, i. e. “make me not to hide my face through shame at being refused.”Read the comment
• 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 2:16

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

In the dictionaries

• Adonijah
• Curse
• Fail
• Gone
• Return
• Solomon
• Abishag
• Deny
• Heir
• Israel, History of

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