1 Kings 2:14

14 Then he said, “I have something to tell you.” “Say it,” she answered.

1 Kings 2:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 2:14

He said, moreover, I have something to say unto thee
Signifying that he came upon business:

and she said, say on;
intimating her readiness to hear what it was.

1 Kings 2:14 In-Context

12 So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.

13 Now Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, and she asked, “Do you come in peace?” “Yes, in peace,” he replied.

14 Then he said, “I have something to tell you.” “Say it,” she answered.

15 “You know that the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD.

16 So now I have just one request of you; do not deny me.” “State your request,” she told him.