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Saturday, July 12th, 2025
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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New Living Translation
1 Kings 2:16
So now I have just one favor to ask of you. Please don't turn me down." "What is it?" she asked.
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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."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe therefore I aske thee one request, refuse me not. And she said vnto him, Say on.
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."
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 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 Solomon became king and sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established. 13 One day Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, came to see Bathsheba, Solomon's mother. "Have you come with peaceful intentions?" she asked him. "Yes," he said, "I come in peace. 14 In fact, I have a favor to ask of you." "What is it?" she asked. 15 He replied, "As you know, the kingdom was rightfully mine; all Israel wanted me to be the next king. But the tables were turned, and the kingdom went to my brother instead; for that is the way the Lord wanted it. 16 So now I have just one favor to ask of you. Please don't turn me down." "What is it?" she asked. 17 He replied, "Speak to King Solomon on my behalf, for I know he will do anything you request. Ask him to let me marry Abishag, the girl from Shunem." 18 "All right," Bathsheba replied. "I will speak to the king for you." 19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak on Adonijah's behalf. The king rose from his throne to meet her, and he bowed down before her. When he sat down on his throne again, the king ordered that a throne be brought for his mother, and she sat at his right hand. 20 "I have one small request to make of you," she said. "I hope you won't turn me down." "What is it, my mother?" he asked. "You know I won't refuse you." 21 "Then let your brother Adonijah marry Abishag, the girl from Shunem," she replied.
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
So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed.
So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed.
Genesis 2:2
On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work.
On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work.
Genesis 2:9
The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground—trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground—trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
1 Samuel 15:22
But Samuel replied, "What is more pleasing to the Lord : your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.
But Samuel replied, "What is more pleasing to the Lord : your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.
1 Timothy 4:4
Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it but receive it with thanks.
Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it but receive it with thanks.
1 Timothy 6:17
Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.
Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.
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 תש××× ×ת ×¤× × "ne avertere facias faciem meam", Pagninus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Deny me not - literally, as in the margin, i. e. âmake me not to hide my face through shame at being refused.â
