1 Kings 2:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now I have one request to make to you, and do not say, No, to me. And she said to him, Say on.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 132:10 : 10 Because of your servant David, do not give up your king.
  • Prov 30:7 : 7 I have made request to you for two things; do not keep them from me before my death:

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  • 1 Kgs 2:17-23
    7 verses
    91%

    17 Then he said, Will you go to Solomon the king (for he will not say, No, to you) and put before him my request that he will give me Abishag the Shunammite for a wife?

    18 And Bath-sheba said, Good! I will make your request to the king.

    19 So Bath-sheba went to King Solomon to have talk with him on Adonijah's account. And the king got up to come to her, and went down low to the earth before her; then he took his place on the king's seat and had a seat made ready for the king's mother and she took her place at his right hand.

    20 Then she said, I have one small request to make to you; do not say, No, to me. And the king said, Say on, my mother, for I will not say, No, to you.

    21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother for a wife.

    22 Then King Solomon made answer and said to his mother, Why are you requesting me to give Abishag the Shunammite to Adonijah? Take the kingdom for him in addition, for he is my older brother, and Abiathar the priest and Joab, the son of Zeruiah, are on his side.

    23 Then King Solomon took an oath by the Lord, saying, May God's punishment be on me if Adonijah does not give payment for these words with his life.

  • 1 Kgs 2:13-15
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    80%

    13 Then Adonijah, the son of Haggith, came to Bath-sheba, the mother of Solomon. And she said, Come you in peace? And he said, Yes, in peace.

    14 Then he said, I have something to say to you. And she said, Say on.

    15 And he said, You saw how the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had the idea that I would be their king; but now the kingdom is turned about, and has become my brother's, for it was given to him by the Lord.

  • 2 Sam 14:12
    78%

    12 Then the woman said, Will the king let his servant say one word more? And he said, Say on.

  • 1 Kgs 1:12-17
    6 verses
    76%

    12 So now, let me make a suggestion, so that you may keep your life safe and the life of your son Solomon.

    13 Come now, go to King David and say to him, Did you not, O my lord, take an oath to me, your servant, saying, Truly Solomon your son will be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom? why then is Adonijah acting as king?

    14 And while you are still talking there with the king, see, I will come in after you and say that your story is true.

    15 Then Bath-sheba went into the king's room; now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was waiting on him.

    16 And Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour. And he said, What is your desire?

    17 And she said to him, My lord, you took an oath by the Lord your God and gave your word to your servant, saying, Truly, Solomon your son will be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom.

  • 2 Sam 14:18-19
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    76%

    18 Then the king said to the woman, Now give me an answer to the question I am going to put to you; keep nothing back. And the woman said, Let my lord the king say on.

    19 And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman in answer said, By the life of your soul, my lord the king, it is not possible for anyone to go to the right hand or to the left from anything said by the king: your servant Joab gave me orders, and put all these words in my mouth:

  • 2 Sam 14:15-16
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    74%

    15 And now it is my fear of the people which has made me come to say these words to my lord the king: and your servant said, I will put my cause before the king, and it may be that he will give effect to my request.

    16 For the king will give ear, and take his servant out of the power of the man whose purpose is the destruction of me and my son together from the heritage of God.

  • Prov 30:7
    73%

    7 I have made request to you for two things; do not keep them from me before my death:

  • 1 Kgs 1:26-28
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    26 But me, your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon, he has not sent for.

    27 Has this thing been done by my lord the king, without giving word to your servants who was to be placed on my lord the king's seat after him?

    28 Then King David in answer said, Send for Bath-sheba to come to me. And she came in and took her place before the king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:2-4
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    2 So his servants said to him, Let search be made for a young virgin for my lord the king, to take care of him and be waiting on him; and you may take her in your arms, and so my lord the king will be warm.

    3 So after searching through all the land of Israel for a fair young girl, they saw Abishag the Shunammite, and took her to the king.

    4 Now she was very beautiful; and she took care of the king, waiting on him at all times; but the king had no connection with her.

  • 2 Chr 1:7-8
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    72%

    7 In that night God came to Solomon in a vision, and said to him, Say what I am to give you.

    8 And Solomon said to God, Great was your mercy to David my father, and you have made me king in his place.

  • 1 Sam 1:26-27
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    71%

    26 And she said, O my lord, as your soul is living, my lord, I am that woman who was making a prayer to the Lord here by your side:

    27 My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request:

  • 2 Kgs 4:28
    71%

    28 Then she said, Did I make a request to my lord for a son? did I not say, Do not give me false words?

  • 1 Kgs 1:20
    71%

    20 And now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, waiting for you to say who is to take the place of my lord the king after him.

  • 1 Sam 1:17
    71%

    17 Then Eli said to her, Go in peace: and may the God of Israel give you an answer to the prayer you have made to him.

  • 2 Sam 13:13
    70%

    13 What will become of me in my shame? and as for you, you will be looked down on with disgust by all Israel. Now then, go and make your request to the king, for he will not keep me from you.

  • Gen 34:12
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    12 However great you make the bride-price and payment, I will give it; only let me have the girl for my wife.

  • 1 Sam 26:19
    69%

    19 Let my lord the king give ear now to the words of his servant. If it is the Lord who is moving you against me, let him take an offering: but if it is the children of men, may they be cursed before the Lord, for driving me out today and keeping me from my place in the heritage of the Lord, saying, Go, be the servant of other gods.

  • 1 Kgs 1:24
    69%

    24 And Nathan said, O my lord king, have you said, Adonijah is to be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom?

  • 1 Kgs 1:31-32
    2 verses
    69%

    31 Then Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour, and said, May my lord King David go on living for ever.

    32 And King David said, Send for Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.

  • 1 Kgs 3:5
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    5 In Gibeon, Solomon had a vision of the Lord in a dream by night; and God said to him, Say what I am to give you.

  • 1 Kgs 20:7
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    7 Then the king of Israel sent for all the responsible men of the land, and said, Now will you take note and see the evil purpose of this man: he sent for my wives and my children, my silver and my gold, and I did not keep them back.

  • 2 Sam 14:5
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    5 And the king said to her, What is your trouble? And her answer was, Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.

  • Esth 5:7
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    7 Then Esther said in answer, My prayer and my request is this:

  • 1 Sam 25:8
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    8 If your young men are questioned they will say the same thing. So now, let my young men have grace in your eyes, for we are come at a good time; please give anything you may have by you to your servants and to your son David.

  • 1 Kgs 10:13
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    13 And King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she made request for, in addition to what he gave her freely from the impulse of his heart. So she went back to her country, she and her servants.

  • 1 Sam 25:24
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    24 And falling at his feet she said, May the wrong be on me, my lord, on me: let your servant say a word to you, and give ear to the words of your servant.

  • 2 Chr 9:12
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    12 And King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she made request for, in addition to what she had taken to the king. So she went back to her country with her servants.

  • 2 Kgs 4:13
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    13 And he said to him, Now say to her, See, you have taken all this trouble for us; what is to be done for you? will you have any request made for you to the king or the captain of the army? But she said, I am living among my people.