1 Kings 2:18

THE MESSAGE

"Certainly," said Bathsheba. "I'll speak to the king for you."

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."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Bathsheba said, "Very well; I will speak to the king for you."

Contextual Overview

¹³Adonijah son of Haggith came to Bathsheba, Solomon's mother. She said, "Do you come in peace?" He said, "In peace." And then, "May I say something to you?" "Go ahead," she said, "speak." ¹⁵"You know that I had the kingdom right in my hands and everyone expected me to be king, and then the whole thing backfired and the kingdom landed in my brother's lap— God 's doing. So now I have one request to ask of you; please don't refuse me." "Go ahead, ask," she said. ¹⁷ "Ask King Solomon—he won't turn you down—to give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife." ¹⁸ "Certainly," said Bathsheba. "I'll speak to the king for you." ¹⁹ Bathsheba went to King Solomon to present Adonijah's request. The king got up and welcomed her, bowing respectfully, and returned to his throne. Then he had a throne put in place for his mother, and she sat at his right hand. ²⁰ She said, "I have a small favor to ask of you. Don't refuse me." The king replied, "Go ahead, Mother; of course I won't refuse you." ²¹ She said, "Give Abishag the Shunammite to your brother Adonijah as his wife." ²² King Solomon answered his mother, "What kind of favor is this, asking that Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah? Why don't you just ask me to hand over the whole kingdom to him on a platter since he is my older brother and has Abiathar the priest and Joab son of Zeruiah on his side!" ²³Then King Solomon swore under God , "May God do his worst to me if Adonijah doesn't pay for this with his life! As surely as God lives, the God who has set me firmly on the throne of my father David and has put me in charge of the kingdom just as he promised, Adonijah will die for this—today!" ²⁵ King Solomon dispatched Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he struck Adonijah and he died.

Bible Verse Review
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Well: Proverbs 14:15

Cross-References

Genesis 1:31
God looked over everything he had made; it was so good, so very good! It was evening, it was morning— Day Six.

Genesis 3:12
The Man said, "The Woman you gave me as a companion, she gave me fruit from the tree, and, yes, I ate it." God said to the Woman, "What is this that you've done?"

Ruth 3:1
One day her mother-in-law Naomi said to Ruth, "My dear daughter, isn't it about time I arranged a good home for you so you can have a happy life? And isn't Boaz our close relative, the one with whose young women you've been working? Maybe it's time to make our move. Tonight is the night of Boaz's barley harvest at the threshing floor.

Proverbs 18:22
Find a good spouse, you find a good life— and even more: the favor of God !

1 Corinthians 7:36
If a man has a woman friend to whom he is loyal but never intended to marry, having decided to serve God as a "single," and then changes his mind, deciding he should marry her, he should go ahead and marry. It's no sin; it's not even a "step down" from celibacy, as some say. On the other hand, if a man is comfortable in his decision for a single life in service to God and it's entirely his own conviction and not imposed on him by others, he ought to stick with it. Marriage is spiritually and morally right and not inferior to singleness in any way, although as I indicated earlier, because of the times we live in, I do have pastoral reasons for encouraging singleness.

1 Peter 3:7
The same goes for you husbands: Be good husbands to your wives. Honor them, delight in them. As women they lack some of your advantages. But in the new life of God's grace, you're equals. Treat your wives, then, as equals so your prayers don't run aground.

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.