17And 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.


In Context

14 And he said, I have something to say to thee. And she said, Speak.

15 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had set their faces on me that I should reign; but the kingdom is turned about and is become my brother's, for it was his from Jehovah.

16 And now I ask one petition of thee; refuse me not. And she said to him, Speak.

17 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.

18 And Bathsheba said, Well, I will speak for thee to the king.

19 And Bathsheba went to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne; and he caused a throne to be set for the king's mother, and she sat on his right hand.

1 Kings 2:17 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:17So he continued, "Please ask King Solomon-he will not refuse you-to give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:17And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:17And he said: I pray thee speak to king Solomon (for he cannot deny thee any thing) to give me Abisag the Sunamitess to wife.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:17And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:17And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17And he said, Speak, I pray thee, to Solomon the king, (for he will not say to thee no,) that he give me Abishag the Shunamite for a wife.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17He said, |Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not tell you 'no'), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17And 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.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:17And he said, Speak, I pray you, to Solomon the king, (for he will not say you no,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.