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1 Kings 2:14

Then he said, "I have something to tell you." "Say it," she answered.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

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;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abishag;   Abner;   Bathsheba;   Ishbosheth;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Adonijah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abishag;   Adonijah;   Bathsheba;   Reuben;   Solomon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bathsheba ;   Shimei ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Adonijah;   Talent;  

Encyclopedias:

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and then asked, “May I talk with you?”
Hebrew Names Version
He said moreover, I have somewhat to tell you. She said, Say on.
King James Version
He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
English Standard Version
Then he said, "I have something to say to you." She said, "Speak."
New Century Version
"I have something to say to you." "You may speak," she said.
New English Translation
He added, "I have something to say to you." She replied, "Speak."
Amplified Bible
Then he said, "I have something to say to you." And she said, "Speak."
New American Standard Bible
Then he said, "I have something to say to you." And she said, "Speak."
Geneva Bible (1587)
He said moreouer, I haue a sute vnto thee. And she sayd, Say on.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he said, "I have something to say to you." And she said, "Speak."
Contemporary English Version
I just want to talk with you." "All right," she told him, "go ahead."
Complete Jewish Bible
Then he continued, "I have something to say to you." She said, "Go on."
Darby Translation
And he said, I have something to say to thee. And she said, Speak.
Easy-to-Read Version
I have something to ask you." Bathsheba said, "Then speak."
George Lamsa Translation
Then he said to her, I have something to say to you. And she said to him, Say on.
Good News Translation
and then he added, "I have something to ask of you." "What is it?" she asked.
Lexham English Bible
Then he said, "May I have a word with you?" Then she said, "Go on."
Literal Translation
And he said, A word to you and to me? And she said, Speak.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and sayde: I haue somwhat to saye to the. She sayde: Saye on.
American Standard Version
He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
Bible in Basic English
Then he said, I have something to say to you. And she said, Say on.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He sayde moreouer: I haue somwhat to say vnto thee. She sayd: Say on.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He said moreover: 'I have somewhat to say unto thee.' And she said: 'Say on.'
King James Version (1611)
He said moreouer, I haue somewhat to say vnto thee. And she saide, Say on.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
I have business with thee. And she said to him, Say on.
English Revised Version
He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he addide, A word of me is to thee. `To whom sche seide, Speke thou.
Young's Literal Translation
And he saith, `I have a word unto thee,' and she saith, `Speak.'
Update Bible Version
He said moreover, I have something to say to you. And she said, Say on.
Webster's Bible Translation
He said moreover, I have somewhat to say to thee. And she said, Say on.
World English Bible
He said moreover, I have somewhat to tell you. She said, Say on.
New King James Version
Moreover he said, "I have something to say to you." And she said, "Say it."
New Living Translation
In fact, I have a favor to ask of you." "What is it?" she asked.
New Life Bible
Then he said, "I have something to say to you." And she said, "Speak."
New Revised Standard
Then he said, "May I have a word with you?" She said, "Go on."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said he - I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said - Say on.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he added: I have a word to speak with thee. She said to him: Speak. And he said:
Revised Standard Version
Then he said, "I have something to say to you." She said, "Say on."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he said, "I have something to say to you." And she said, "Speak."

Contextual Overview

12So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established. 13Now Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, who asked, "Do you come in peace?" "Yes, in peace," he replied. 14Then he said, "I have something to tell you." "Say it," she answered.15"You know that the kingship was mine," he said. "All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD. 16So now I have just one request of you; do not deny me." "State your request," she told him. 17Adonijah replied, "Please speak to King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife." 18"Very well," Bathsheba replied. "I will speak to the king for you." 19So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand. 20"I have just one small request of you," she said. "Do not deny me." "Make your request, my mother," the king replied, "for I will not deny you." 21So Bathsheba said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

2 Samuel 14:12, Luke 7:40

Cross-References

Genesis 10:11
From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
Genesis 10:22
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land-from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates-
Genesis 25:18
Ishmael's descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.
Deuteronomy 1:7
Resume your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the foothills, in the Negev, and along the seacoast to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great River Euphrates.
Deuteronomy 11:24
Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.
Daniel 10:4
On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris,
Revelation 9:14
saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He said, moreover, I have something to say unto thee,.... Signifying that he came upon business:

and she said, say on; intimating her readiness to hear what it was.


 
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