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Geneva Bible
1 Kings 2:16
Nowe therefore I aske thee one request, refuse me not. And she said vnto him, Say on.
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Christian Standard Bible®
So now I have just one request of you; don’t turn me down.”
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.
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.
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."
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?"
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."
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."
"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."
"So now I am making one request of you; do not refuse me." And she said to him, "Speak."
Legacy Standard Bible
So now, I am making one request of you; do not turn me away." And she said to him, "Speak."
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.
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.
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.
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?"
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
Now desyre I one peticion of the, Make not my face ashamed. She sayde vnto him: Saye on.
American Standard Version
And now I ask one petition of thee; deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
And now I ask one petition of thee; deny me not. And she said unto him, Say 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.
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.
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.'
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.'
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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."
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."
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.
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.
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."
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."
"Now I am making one request of you; do not refuse me." And she said to him, "Speak."
Contextual Overview
12 Then sate Salomon vpon the throne of Dauid his father, and his kingdome was stablished mightily. 13 And Adonijah the sonne of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Salomon: and she saide, Commest thou peaceably? And hee said, Yea. 14 He said moreouer, I haue a sute vnto thee. And she sayd, Say on. 15 Then he said, Thou knowest that the kingdome was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reigne: howbeit the kingdome is turned away, and is my brothers: for it came to him by the Lord. 16 Nowe therefore I aske thee one request, refuse me not. And she said vnto him, Say on. 17 And he sayd, Speake, I pray thee, vnto Salomon ye King, (for he will not say thee nay) that he giue me Abishag the Shunammite to wife. 18 And Bath-sheba sayd, Well, I will speake for thee vnto the King. 19 Bath-sheba therefore went vnto King Salomon, to speake vnto him for Adonijah: and the King rose to meete her, and bowed himselfe vnto her, and sate downe on his throne: and he caused a seate to be set for the Kings mother, and she sate at his right hand. 20 Then she sayd, I desire a small request of thee, say me not nay. Then the King sayde vnto her, Aske on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay. 21 She sayd then, Let Abishag the Shunammite be giuen 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
Thus the heauens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
Thus the heauens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
Genesis 2:2
For in the seuenth day GOD ended his worke which he had made, and the seuenth day he rested from al his worke, which he had made.
For in the seuenth day GOD ended his worke which he had made, and the seuenth day he rested from al his worke, which he had made.
Genesis 2:9
(For out of the grounde made the Lorde God to growe euery tree pleasant to the sight, and good for meate: the tree of life also in the middes of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and of euill.
(For out of the grounde made the Lorde God to growe euery tree pleasant to the sight, and good for meate: the tree of life also in the middes of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and of euill.
1 Samuel 15:22
And Samuel saide, Hath the Lord as great pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as when the voyce of the Lord is obeyed? beholde, to obey is better then sacrifice, and to hearken is better then the fatte of rammes.
And Samuel saide, Hath the Lord as great pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as when the voyce of the Lord is obeyed? beholde, to obey is better then sacrifice, and to hearken is better then the fatte of rammes.
1 Timothy 4:4
For euery creature of God is good, and nothing ought to be refused, if it be receiued with thankesgiuing.
For euery creature of God is good, and nothing ought to be refused, if it be receiued with thankesgiuing.
1 Timothy 6:17
Charge them yt are rich in this world, that they be not high minded, & that they trust not in vncertaine riches, but in the liuing God, (which giueth vs aboundatly, all things to enioy)
Charge them yt are rich in this world, that they be not high minded, & that they trust not in vncertaine riches, but in the liuing God, (which giueth vs aboundatly, all things to enioy)
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.”
