1 Kings 2:18

Bible in Basic English

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

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.

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

¹² And Solomon took his place on the seat of David his father, and his kingdom was made safe and strong. 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. ¹⁶ Now I have one request to make to you, and do not say, No, to me. And she said to him, Say on. 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.

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Cross-References

Genesis 1:31
And God saw everything which he had made and it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

Genesis 2:7
And the Lord God made man from the dust of the earth, breathing into him the breath of life: and man became a living soul.

Genesis 2:9
And out of the earth the Lord made every tree to come, delighting the eye and good for food; and in the middle of the garden, the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:11
The name of the first is Pishon, which goes round about all the land of Havilah where there is gold.

Genesis 2:12
And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

Genesis 2:13
And the name of the second river is Gihon: this river goes round all the land of Cush.

Genesis 3:12
And the man said, The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me the fruit of the tree and I took it.

Ruth 3:1
And Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, My daughter, am I not to get you a resting-place where you may be in comfort?

Proverbs 18:22
Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 7:36
But if, in any man's opinion, he is not doing what is right for his virgin, if she is past her best years, and there is need for it, let him do what seems right to him; it is no sin; let them be married.

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.