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1 Kings 2:18
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"Very well," she answered. "I will speak to the king for you."
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1 Kings 2:18 Meaning and Commentary
1 Kings 2:18
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.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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1 Kings 2:18 In-Context
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And now I have one request to make; please do not refuse me." "What is it?" Bathsheba asked.
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He answered, "Please ask King Solomon - I know he won't refuse you - to let me have Abishag, the young woman from Shunem, as my wife."
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"Very well," she answered. "I will speak to the king for you."
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So Bathsheba went to the king to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. The king stood up to greet his mother and bowed to her. Then he sat on his throne and had another one brought in on which she sat at his right.
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She said, "I have a small favor to ask of you; please do not refuse me." "What is it, mother?" he asked. "I will not refuse you."
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.