Now I ask one petition of you; don't deny me. She said to him, Say on.
1 Kings 2:20 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Then she said, I ask one small petition of you; don't deny me. The king said to her, Ask on, my mother; for I will not deny you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. American Standard Version (1901) Then she said, I ask one small petition of thee; deny me not. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother; for I will not deny thee. Common English Bible She said, “I have just one small request for you. Don’t refuse me.” The king said to her, “Mother, ask me. I won’t refuse you.” Catholic Public Domain Version And she said to him: "I petition one small request from you. May you not confound my face." And the king said to her: "Ask, my mother. For it is not right that I turn away your face." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she said to him: I desire one small petition of thee; do not put me to confusion. And the king said to her: My mother, ask; for I must not turn away thy face. |
Now I ask one petition of you; don't deny me. She said to him, Say on.
She said, Let Avishag the Shunammite be given to Adoniyahu your brother as wife.
But I tell you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sedom, on the day of judgment, than for you.*
Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.
You didn't choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.