1 Kings 2:16

American Standard Version

And now I ask one petition of thee; deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So now I have just one request of you; don’t turn me down.”

Hebrew Names Version
Now I ask one petition of you; don't deny me. She said to him, Say on.

King James Version
And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.

English Standard Version
And now I have one request to make of you; do not refuse me." She said to him, "Speak."

New Century Version
Now I have one thing to ask you; please do not refuse me." Bathsheba answered, "What do you want?"

New English Translation
Now I'd like to ask you for just one thing. Please don't refuse me." She said, "Go ahead and ask."

Amplified Bible
"So now I am making one request of you; do not refuse me." And she said to him, "Speak."

New American Standard Bible
"So now I am making one request of you; do not refuse me." And she said to him, "Speak."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe therefore I aske thee one request, refuse me not. And she said vnto him, Say on.

Legacy Standard Bible
So now, I am making one request of you; do not turn me away." And she said to him, "Speak."

Contemporary English Version
Would you do me a favor?" "What do you want?" Bathsheba asked.

Complete Jewish Bible
But now I ask one favor of you; don't deny me." "Go on," she said.

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

Easy-to-Read Version
But now I have one thing to ask you. Please don't refuse me." Bathsheba answered, "What do you want?"

George Lamsa Translation
And now I make one petition of you, do not refuse me. And she said to him, Say on.

Good News Translation
And now I have one request to make; please do not refuse me." "What is it?" Bathsheba asked.

Lexham English Bible
Now one request I am asking from you, and you must not refuse me." Then she said to him, "Go on."

Literal Translation
And now I am asking one petition of you. Do not turn away your face. And she said to him, Speak.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now desyre I one peticion of the, Make not my face ashamed. She sayde vnto him: Saye on.

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

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And nowe I aske a petition of thee, deny me not. And she sayde vnto him: Say on.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not.' And she said unto him: 'Say on.'

King James Version (1611)
And now I aske one petition of thee, deny me not. And she saide vnto him, Say on.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And now I make one request of thee, do not turn away thy face. And Bersabee said to him, Speak on.

English Revised Version
And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.

Berean Standard Bible
So now I have just one request of you; do not deny me." "State your request," she told him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Now therfor Y preye of the oon axyng; schende thou not my face. And sche seide to hym, Speke thou. And he seide, Y preie,

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

Update Bible Version
And now I ask one petition of you; don't deny me. And she said to him, Say on.

Webster's Bible Translation
And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said to him, Say on.

World English Bible
Now I ask one petition of you; don't deny me. She said to him, Say on.

New King James Version
Now I ask one petition of you; do not deny me." And she said to him, "Say it."

New Living Translation
So now I have just one favor to ask of you. Please don't turn me down." "What is it?" she asked.

New Life Bible
Now I have one thing to ask of you. Do not say no to me." And she said to him, "Speak."

New Revised Standard
And now I have one request to make of you; do not refuse me." She said to him, "Go on."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, one request, have I to ask of thee, do not turn away my face.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now therefore, I ask one petition of thee; turn not away my face. And she said to him: Say on.

Revised Standard Version
And now I have one request to make of you; do not refuse me." She said to him, "Say on."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now I am making one request of you; do not refuse me." And she said to him, "Speak."

Contextual Overview

¹² And Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly. ¹³ Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably. ¹⁴ He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on. ¹⁵ And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit 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; deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on. ¹⁷ And 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. ¹⁸ And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. ¹⁹ Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a throne to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand. ²⁰ Then she said, I ask one small petition of thee; deny me not. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother; for I will not deny thee. ²¹ And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

deny me not: Heb. turn not away my face, Psalms 132:10, Proverbs 30:7

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 6:42 - General Mark 10:35 - we would

Cross-References

Genesis 2:1
And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

Genesis 2:2
And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

Genesis 2:9
And out of the ground made Jehovah God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

1 Samuel 15:22
And Samuel said, Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

1 Timothy 4:4
For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving:

1 Timothy 6:17
Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And now I ask one petition of thee,.... And but one, and a small one too, as Bathsheba herself after calls it:

deny me not, or "turn not away my face" t; with shame and sorrow, which would be the case should he be denied:

and she said unto him, say on; let me hear it.

t תשיבי את פני "ne avertere facias faciem meam", Pagninus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Deny me not - literally, as in the margin, i. e. “make me not to hide my face through shame at being refused.”