1 Kings 2:16

16 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on .

1 Kings 2:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 2:16

And now I ask one petition of thee
And but one, and a small one too, as Bathsheba herself after calls it:

deny me not,
or "turn not away my face" ^F20; with shame and sorrow, which would be the case should he be denied:

and she said unto him, say on;
let me hear it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 (ynp ta ybyvt) "ne avertere facias faciem meam", Pagninus.

1 Kings 2:16 In-Context

14 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said , Say on .

15 And he said , Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign : howbeit the kingdom is turned about , and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.

16 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on .

17 And he said , Speak , I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay ,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.

18 And Bathsheba said , Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.

Footnotes

• [a] deny...: Heb. turn not away my face