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1 Kings 2:18

“Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.” Bat-Sheva said, Well; I will speak for you to the king. And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. Bathsheba said, "Very well; I will speak for you to the king." "Very well," she answered. "I will speak to the king for you." Bathsheba replied, "That's fine, I'll speak to the king on your behalf." Bathsheba replied, "Very well; I will speak to the king for you." And Bathsheba said, "Very well; I will speak to the king for you." And Bath-sheba sayd, Well, I will speake for thee vnto the King. And Bathsheba said, "Very well; I will speak to the king for you." "All right," she said. "I'll ask him." Bat-Sheva said, "All right, I will speak to the king on your behalf." And Bathsheba said, Well, I will speak for thee to the king. Then Bathsheba said, "Very well, I will speak to the king for you." And Bath-sheba said, Very well; I will speak for you to the king. "Very well," she answered. "I will speak to the king for you." Then Bathsheba said, "Very well, I will speak to the king concerning you." And Bathsheba said, Well! I will speak to the king for you. Bethseba sayde: Wel, I wil speake to the kynge for the. And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. And Bath-sheba said, Good! I will make your request to the king. And Bethsabe sayd: Wel, I wil speake for thee vnto the king. And Bath-sheba said: 'Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.' And Bathsheba said, Wel, I will speake for thee vnto the king. And Bersabee said, Well; I will speak for thee to the king. And Bath–sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. "Very well," Bathsheba replied. "I will speak to the king for you." And Bersabee seide, Wel, Y schal speke for thee to the kyng. And Bath-Sheba saith, `Good; I do speak for thee unto the king.' And Bathsheba said, Good; I will speak for you to the king. And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee to the king. Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for you to the king. So Bathsheba said, "Very well, I will speak for you to the king." "All right," Bathsheba replied. "I will speak to the king for you." Bathsheba said, "Very well. I will speak to the king for you." Bathsheba said, "Very well; I will speak to the king on your behalf." And Bath-sheba said: Good! I myself, will speak for thee, unto the king. And Bethsabee said: Well, I will speak for thee to the king. Bathshe'ba said, "Very well; I will speak for you to the king." And Bathsheba says, "Good; I speak to the king for you." "Certainly," said Bathsheba. "I'll speak to the king for you." Bathsheba said, "Very well; I will speak to the king for you."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abishag;   Adonijah;   Bath-Sheba (Bathsheba);   Influence;   Intercession;   Shunammite;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Altars;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Joab;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Abishag;   Adonijah;   Bathsheba;   Solomon;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Concubine;   Widow;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Preaching;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Abishag;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abner;   Bathsheba;   Ishbosheth;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Adonijah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abishag;   Adonijah;   Bathsheba;   Reuben;   Solomon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abishag ;   Bathsheba ;   Shimei ;   Shunammite ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Adonijah;   Talent;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Heir;   Relationships, Family;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Abishag;   Adonijah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Abishag;   Bilhah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.”
Hebrew Names Version
Bat-Sheva said, Well; I will speak for you to the king.
King James Version
And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
English Standard Version
Bathsheba said, "Very well; I will speak for you to the king."
New Century Version
"Very well," she answered. "I will speak to the king for you."
New English Translation
Bathsheba replied, "That's fine, I'll speak to the king on your behalf."
Amplified Bible
Bathsheba replied, "Very well; I will speak to the king for you."
New American Standard Bible
And Bathsheba said, "Very well; I will speak to the king for you."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Bath-sheba sayd, Well, I will speake for thee vnto the King.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Bathsheba said, "Very well; I will speak to the king for you."
Contemporary English Version
"All right," she said. "I'll ask him."
Complete Jewish Bible
Bat-Sheva said, "All right, I will speak to the king on your behalf."
Darby Translation
And Bathsheba said, Well, I will speak for thee to the king.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Bathsheba said, "Very well, I will speak to the king for you."
George Lamsa Translation
And Bath-sheba said, Very well; I will speak for you to the king.
Good News Translation
"Very well," she answered. "I will speak to the king for you."
Lexham English Bible
Then Bathsheba said, "Very well, I will speak to the king concerning you."
Literal Translation
And Bathsheba said, Well! I will speak to the king for you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Bethseba sayde: Wel, I wil speake to the kynge for the.
American Standard Version
And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
Bible in Basic English
And Bath-sheba said, Good! I will make your request to the king.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Bethsabe sayd: Wel, I wil speake for thee vnto the king.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Bath-sheba said: 'Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.'
King James Version (1611)
And Bathsheba said, Wel, I will speake for thee vnto the king.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Bersabee said, Well; I will speak for thee to the king.
English Revised Version
And Bath–sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
Berean Standard Bible
"Very well," Bathsheba replied. "I will speak to the king for you."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Bersabee seide, Wel, Y schal speke for thee to the kyng.
Young's Literal Translation
And Bath-Sheba saith, `Good; I do speak for thee unto the king.'
Update Bible Version
And Bathsheba said, Good; I will speak for you to the king.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee to the king.
World English Bible
Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for you to the king.
New King James Version
So Bathsheba said, "Very well, I will speak for you to the king."
New Living Translation
"All right," Bathsheba replied. "I will speak to the king for you."
New Life Bible
Bathsheba said, "Very well. I will speak to the king for you."
New Revised Standard
Bathsheba said, "Very well; I will speak to the king on your behalf."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Bath-sheba said: Good! I myself, will speak for thee, unto the king.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Bethsabee said: Well, I will speak for thee to the king.
Revised Standard Version
Bathshe'ba said, "Very well; I will speak for you to the king."
THE MESSAGE
"Certainly," said Bathsheba. "I'll speak to the king for you."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Bathsheba said, "Very well; I will speak to the king for you."

Contextual Overview

12Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingship was firmly established. 12 Shlomo sat on the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly. 12 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly. 12 So Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established. 12 Solomon became king after David, his father, and he was in firm control of his kingdom. 12 Solomon sat on his father David's throne, and his royal authority was firmly solidified. 12Then Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established. 12 Then Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established. 12 Then sate Salomon vpon the throne of Dauid his father, and his kingdome was stablished mightily. 12And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Well: Proverbs 14:15

Cross-References

Genesis 1:31
God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Genesis 1:31
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Genesis 1:31
And God saw everything that he had made and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning, a sixth day.
Genesis 1:31
God looked at everything he had made, and it was very good. Evening passed, and morning came. This was the sixth day.
Genesis 1:31
God saw all that he had made—and it was very good! There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.
Genesis 1:31
God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good and He validated it completely. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
Genesis 1:31
And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Genesis 1:31
And God sawe all that he had made, and loe, it was very good. So the euening and the morning were the sixt day.
Genesis 1:31
And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Genesis 1:31
God looked at what he had done. All of it was very good! Evening came and then morning—that was the sixth day.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Bathsheba said, well,.... Very well spoken, the thing is good and right:

I will speak for thee unto the king; and use her interest with him, not seeing into his design, but pitying an unfortunate man.


 
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