1 Kings 2:18

Young's Literal Translation

And Bath-Sheba saith, `Good; I do speak for thee unto 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.

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.

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 hath sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom is established greatly, ¹³ and Adonijah son of Haggith cometh in unto Bath-Sheba, mother of Solomon, and she saith, `Is thy coming peace?' and he saith, `Peace.' ¹⁴ And he saith, `I have a word unto thee,' and she saith, `Speak.' ¹⁵ And he saith, `Thou hast known that the kingdom was mine, and towards me set their faces had all Israel for reigning, and the kingdom is turned round about, and is my brother's, for from Jehovah it was his; <sup>16</sup> and now, one petition I am asking of thee -- turn not back my face;' and she saith unto him, `Speak.' ¹⁷ And he saith, `Speak, I pray thee, to Solomon the king, for he doth not turn back thy face, and he doth give to me Abishag the Shunammite for a wife.' <sup>18</sup> And Bath-Sheba saith, `Good; I do speak for thee unto the king.' ¹⁹ And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto king Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, and the king riseth to meet her, and boweth himself to her, and sitteth on his throne, and placeth a throne for the mother of the king, and she sitteth at his right hand. ²⁰ And she saith, `One small petition I ask of thee, turn not back my face;' and the king saith to her, `Ask, my mother, for I do not turn back thy face.' ²¹ And she saith, `Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother for a wife.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Well: Proverbs 14:15

Cross-References

Genesis 1:31
And God seeth all that He hath done, and lo, very good; and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day the sixth.

Genesis 2:7
And Jehovah God formeth the man -- dust from the ground, and breatheth into his nostrils breath of life, and the man becometh a living creature.

Genesis 2:9
and Jehovah God causeth to sprout from the ground every tree desirable for appearance, and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:11
the name of the one [is] Pison, it [is] that which is surrounding the whole land of the Havilah where the gold [is],

Genesis 2:12
and the gold of that land [is] good, there [is] the bdolach and the shoham stone;

Genesis 2:13
and the name of the second river [is] Gibon, it [is] that which is surrounding the whole land of Cush;

Genesis 3:12
and the man saith, `The woman whom Thou didst place with me -- she hath given to me of the tree -- and I do eat.'

Ruth 3:1
And Naomi her mother-in-law saith to her, `My daughter, do not I seek for thee rest, that it may be well with thee?

Proverbs 18:22
[Whoso] hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

1 Corinthians 7:36
and if any one doth think [it] to be unseemly to his virgin, if she may be beyond the bloom of age, and it ought so to be, what he willeth let him do; he doth not sin -- let him marry.

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.