So now one petition I ask of you; do not deny me.” “Speak!” she said to him.
1 Kings 2:20 - Tree of Life Version Then she said: “I ask one small petition of you; do not deny.” “Ask, my mother,” the king said to her, “for I will not turn you down.” 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. |
So now one petition I ask of you; do not deny me.” “Speak!” she said to him.
So she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife.”
Nevertheless I tell you that it will be more bearable for the land of Sodom on the Day of Judgment than for you.”
Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father in heaven.
“You did not choose Me, but I chose you. I selected you so that you would go and produce fruit, and your fruit would remain. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in My name.