1 Kings 2:16

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'Now I have one request to make of you; do not refuse me.' And she said, 'Speak.'

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  • Ps 132:10 : 10 For the sake of Your servant David, do not turn away the face of Your anointed one.
  • Prov 30:7 : 7 Two things I ask of you, Lord; do not refuse me before I die:

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

    17 He continued, 'Please ask King Solomon—he will not refuse you—to give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.'

    18 'Very well,' Bathsheba replied. 'I will speak to the king for you.'

    19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. The king rose to meet her, bowed down to her, and then sat on his throne. He also had a throne placed for the king’s mother, and she sat at his right hand.

    20 She said, 'I have one small request to make of you. Do not refuse me.' The king replied, 'Ask, my mother, for I will not refuse you.'

    21 So she said, 'Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife.'

    22 King Solomon answered his mother, 'Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? You might as well request the kingdom for him—for he is my elder brother—yes, for him and for Abiathar the priest and Joab son of Zeruiah!'

    23 Then King Solomon took an oath by the LORD: 'May God punish me ever so severely if Adonijah has not made this request at the cost of his own life!

  • 1 Kgs 2:13-15
    3 verses
    80%

    13 Now Adonijah, the son of Haggith, came to Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon. She asked, 'Do you come in peace?' And he replied, 'In peace.'

    14 Then he said, 'I have something to say to you.' She replied, 'Speak.'

    15 He said, 'You know that the kingdom was mine and that all Israel turned their faces to me to make me king. But the kingdom has been transferred and has become my brother's, for it was the LORD's will.'

  • 2 Sam 14:12
    78%

    12 Then the woman said, "Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king." He said, "Speak."

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

    12 "Now go, please, let me advise you so that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.

    13 Go to King David and say to him, 'My lord the king, did you not swear to your servant, saying, "Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne"? Then why has Adonijah become king?'

    14 While you are still speaking to the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words."

    15 So Bathsheba went to see the king in his chamber. The king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was attending to him.

    16 Bathsheba bowed low and paid homage to the king. The king asked her, "What is it you want?"

    17 She said to him, "My lord, you yourself swore by the LORD your God to your servant, saying, 'Solomon your son will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.'

  • 2 Sam 14:18-19
    2 verses
    76%

    18 Then the king said to the woman, "Do not hide anything I ask you." The woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."

    19 The king asked, "Is the hand of Joab with you in all of this?" The woman answered, "As surely as you live, my lord the king, it is true. Your servant Joab instructed me and put all these words into the mouth of your servant."

  • 2 Sam 14:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15 Now I have come to speak this word to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid. Your servant thought, 'I will speak to the king—perhaps the king will grant the request of his servant.

    16 For the king will hear me and deliver me from the hand of the man who seeks to destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.'

  • Prov 30:7
    73%

    7 Two things I ask of you, Lord; do not refuse me before I die:

  • 1 Kgs 1:26-28
    3 verses
    72%

    26 But me—your servant—and Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon, he did not invite.

    27 Is this decision from my lord the king, without letting your servants know who is to sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"

    28 King David responded, "Call Bathsheba to me." So she came into the king's presence and stood before him.

  • 1 Kgs 1:2-4
    3 verses
    72%

    2 So his servants said to him, "Let us search for a young virgin to attend to my lord the king. She will care for the king and lie beside him to keep him warm."

    3 They searched throughout the land of Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite. They brought her to the king.

    4 The young woman was very beautiful, and she cared for the king and served him, but the king had no intimate relations with her.

  • 2 Chr 1:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7 That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you."

    8 Solomon replied to God, "You have shown great lovingkindness to my father David and have made me king in his place.

  • 1 Sam 1:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26 She said, 'Pardon me, my lord. As surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.

    27 I prayed for this boy, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him.

  • 2 Kgs 4:28
    71%

    28 She said, 'Did I ask for a son from my lord? Didn’t I say, “Do not raise my hopes”?'

  • 1 Kgs 1:20
    71%

    20 Now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

  • 1 Sam 1:17
    71%

    17 Then Eli answered, 'Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of Him.'

  • 2 Sam 13:13
    70%

    13 What about me? Where could I get rid of my disgrace? And you would be like one of the wicked fools in Israel. Please speak to the king; he will not withhold me from you.

  • Gen 34:12
    70%

    12 Set the bride price and gift as high as you like, and I will pay whatever you ask me; just give me the young woman as a wife."

  • 1 Sam 26:19
    69%

    19 Now, may my lord the king please hear the words of his servant. If the LORD has incited you against me, may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed before the LORD, because they have driven me out today to prevent me from having a share in the LORD's inheritance, saying, 'Go, serve other gods.'

  • 1 Kgs 1:24
    69%

    24 Then Nathan said, "My lord the king, have you declared that Adonijah will reign after you and sit on your throne?

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

    31 Then Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground to pay homage to the king and said, "May my lord King David live forever!"

    32 King David said, "Call Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada to me." When they came before the king,

  • 1 Kgs 3:5
    69%

    5 At Gibeon, the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream during the night, and God said, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you."

  • 1 Kgs 20:7
    69%

    7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said, 'See how this man is seeking trouble! He sent for my wives, my sons, my silver, and my gold, and I did not refuse him.'

  • 2 Sam 14:5
    69%

    5 The king said to her, "What is troubling you?" She replied, "Truly, I am a widow; my husband has died.

  • Esth 5:7
    69%

    7 Esther answered, "This is my petition and my request:

  • 1 Sam 25:8
    68%

    8 Ask your servants, and they will confirm this. Therefore, may my men find favor in your eyes, because we have come on a festive day. Please give whatever you can spare to your servants and to your son, David.’"

  • 1 Kgs 10:13
    68%

    13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, in addition to what he had already given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own land with her attendants.

  • 1 Sam 25:24
    68%

    24 She fell at his feet and said, "My lord, let the blame be on me alone. Please let your servant speak to you, and hear the words of your servant.

  • 2 Chr 9:12
    68%

    12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, in addition to what she had brought to the king. Then she turned and went back to her own land with her servants.

  • 2 Kgs 4:13
    68%

    13 Elisha said to him, "Tell her this: 'You have gone to all this trouble for us. What can be done for you? Should I speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?'" She replied, "I am content to live among my own people."