Now I make one request of you; do not deny me. And she said, Say on.
He said, You know that the kingdom belonged to me [as the eldest living son], and all Israel looked to me to reign. However, the kingdom has passed from me to my brother; for it was his from the Lord.
He said, I pray you, ask King Solomon, for he will not refuse you, to give me Abishag the Shunammite to be my wife. [I Kings 1:1-4.]
Then she said, I have one small request to make of you; do not refuse me. The king said to her, Ask on, my mother, for I will not refuse you.
For Your servant David's sake, turn not away the face of Your anointed and reject not Your own king.
Two things have I asked of You [O Lord]; deny them not to me before I die: