1 Kings 2:16

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and now, one petition I am asking of thee -- turn not back my face;' and she saith unto him, `Speak.'

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 132:10 : 10 For the sake of David Thy servant, Turn not back the face of Thine anointed.
  • Prov 30:7 : 7 Two things I have asked from Thee, Withhold not from me before I die.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

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

    17 And 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.'

    18 And Bath-Sheba saith, `Good; I do speak for thee unto the king.'

    19 And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto king Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, and the king riseth to meet her, and boweth himself to her, and sitteth on his throne, and placeth a throne for the mother of the king, and she sitteth at his right hand.

    20 And she saith, `One small petition I ask of thee, turn not back my face;' and the king saith to her, `Ask, my mother, for I do not turn back thy face.'

    21 And she saith, `Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother for a wife.'

    22 And king Solomon answereth and saith to his mother, `And why art thou asking Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? also ask for him the kingdom -- for he `is' mine elder brother -- even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah.'

    23 And king Solomon sweareth by Jehovah, saying, `Thus doth God to me, and thus He doth add -- surely against his soul hath Adonijah spoken this word;

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

    13 and Adonijah son of Haggith cometh in unto Bath-Sheba, mother of Solomon, and she saith, `Is thy coming peace?' and he saith, `Peace.'

    14 And he saith, `I have a word unto thee,' and she saith, `Speak.'

    15 And he saith, `Thou hast known that the kingdom was mine, and towards me set their faces had all Israel for reigning, and the kingdom is turned round about, and is my brother's, for from Jehovah it was his;

  • 2 Sam 14:12
    78%

    12 And the woman saith, `Let, I pray thee, thy maid-servant speak unto my lord the king a word;' and he saith, `Speak.'

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

    12 and now, come, let me counsel thee, I pray thee, and deliver thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon;

    13 go and enter in unto king David, and thou hast said unto him, Hast thou not, my lord, O king, sworn to thy handmaid, saying, Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne? and wherefore hath Adonijah reigned?

    14 Lo, thou are yet speaking there with the king, and I come in after thee, and have completed thy words.'

    15 And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto the king, to the inner chamber, and the king `is' very aged, and Abishag the Shunammite is serving the king:

    16 and Bath-Sheba boweth and doth obeisance to the king, and the king saith, `What -- to thee?'

    17 And she saith to him, `My lord, thou hast sworn by Jehovah thy God to thy handmaid: Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne;

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

    18 And the king answereth and saith unto the woman, `Do not, I pray thee, hide from me the thing that I am asking thee;' and the woman saith, `Let, I pray thee, my lord the king speak.'

    19 And the king saith, `Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this?' And the woman answereth and saith, `Thy soul liveth, my lord, O king, none `doth turn' to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab he commanded me, and he put in the mouth of thy maid-servant all these words;

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

    15 `And now that I have come to speak unto the king my lord this word, `it is' because the people made me afraid, and thy maid-servant saith, Let me speak, I pray thee, unto the king; it may be the king doth do the word of his handmaid,

    16 for the king doth hearken to deliver his handmaid out of the paw of the man `seeking' to destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God,

  • Prov 30:7
    73%

    7 Two things I have asked from Thee, Withhold not from me before I die.

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

    26 `And for me -- me, thy servant, and for Zadok the priest, and for Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, and for Solomon thy servant, he hath not called;

    27 if from my lord the king this thing hath been, then thou hast not caused thy servant to know who doth sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.'

    28 And king David answereth and saith, `Call for me for Bath-Sheba;' and she cometh in before the king, and standeth before the king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:2-4
    3 verses
    72%

    2 and his servants say to him, `Let them seek for my lord the king a young woman, a virgin, and she hath stood before the king, and is to him a companion, and hath lain in thy bosom, and my lord the king hath heat.'

    3 And they seek a fair young woman in all the border of Israel, and find Abishag the Shunammite, and bring her in to the king,

    4 and the young woman `is' very very fair, and she is to the king a companion, and serveth him, and the king hath not known her.

  • 2 Chr 1:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7 In that night hath God appeared to Solomon, and saith to him, `Ask -- what do I give to thee?'

    8 And Solomon saith to God, `Thou hast done with David my father great kindness, and hast caused me to reign in his stead.

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

    26 and she saith, `O, my lord, thy soul liveth! my lord, I `am' the woman who stood with thee in this `place', to pray unto Jehovah;

    27 for this youth I prayed, and Jehovah doth give to me my petition which I asked of Him;

  • 2 Kgs 4:28
    71%

    28 And she saith, `Did I ask a son from my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?'

  • 1 Kgs 1:20
    71%

    20 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel `are' on thee, to declare to them who doth sit on the throne of my lord the king after him;

  • 1 Sam 1:17
    71%

    17 And Eli answereth and saith, `Go in peace, and the God of Israel doth give thy petition which thou hast asked of Him.'

  • 2 Sam 13:13
    70%

    13 And I -- whither do I cause my reproach to go? and thou -- thou art as one of the fools in Israel; and now, speak, I pray thee, unto the king; for he doth not withhold me from thee.'

  • Gen 34:12
    70%

    12 multiply on me exceedingly dowry and gift, and I give as ye say unto me, and give to me the young person for a wife.'

  • 1 Sam 26:19
    69%

    19 And, now, let, I pray thee, my lord the king hear the words of his servant: if Jehovah hath moved thee against me, let Him accept a present; and if the sons of men -- cursed `are' they before Jehovah, for they have cast me out to-day from being admitted into the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.

  • 1 Kgs 1:24
    69%

    24 And Nathan saith, `My lord, O king, thou hast said, Adonijah doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne;

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

    31 And Bath-Sheba boweth -- face to the earth -- and doth obeisance to the king, and saith, `Let my lord, king David, live to the age.'

    32 And king David saith, `Call for me for Zadok the priest, and for Nathan the prophet, and for Benaiah son of Jehoiada;' and they come in before the king.

  • 1 Kgs 3:5
    69%

    5 In Gibeon hath Jehovah appeared unto Solomon, in a dream of the night, and God saith, `Ask -- what do I give to thee?'

  • 1 Kgs 20:7
    69%

    7 And the king of Israel calleth to all the elders of the land, and saith, `Know, I pray you, and see that evil this `one' is seeking, for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my sons, and for my silver, and for my gold, and I withheld not from him.'

  • 2 Sam 14:5
    69%

    5 And the king saith to her, `What -- to thee?' and she saith, `Truly a widow woman `am' I, and my husband dieth,

  • Esth 5:7
    69%

    7 And Esther answereth and saith, `My petition and my request `is':

  • 1 Sam 25:8
    68%

    8 `Ask thy young men, and they declare to thee, and the young men find grace in thine eyes, for on a good day we have come; give, I pray thee, that which thy hand findeth, to thy servants, and to thy son, to David.'

  • 1 Kgs 10:13
    68%

    13 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire that she asked, apart from that which he gave to her as a memorial of king Solomon, and she turneth and goeth to her land, she and her servants.

  • 1 Sam 25:24
    68%

    24 and falleth at his feet and saith, `On me, my lord, the iniquity; and let, I pray thee, thy handmaid speak in thine ear, and hear the words of thy handmaid.

  • 2 Chr 9:12
    68%

    12 And king Solomon hath given to the queen of Sheba all her desire that she asked, apart from that which she had brought unto the king, and she turneth and goeth to her land, she and her servants.

  • 2 Kgs 4:13
    68%

    13 And he saith to him, `Say, I pray thee, unto her, Lo, thou hast troubled thyself concerning us with all this trouble; what -- to do for thee? is it to speak for thee unto the king, or unto the head of the host?' and she saith, `In the midst of my people I am dwelling.'