1 Kings 2:14

14 Then he said, "{May I have a word with you}?" Then she said, "Go on."

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

13 Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, and she said, "{Are you coming in peace}?" He said, "Peace."

14 Then he said, "{May I have a word with you}?" Then she said, "Go on."

15 He said, "You know that the kingship was mine and that all Israel had set their face toward me as king, but the kingship turned around and became my brother's, for it was from Yahweh for him [to have it].

16 Now one request I am asking from you, and you must {not refuse me}." Then she said to him, "Go on."

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "A word is for me to you"