1 Kings 2:18
“And Bathsheba said, Wel, I will speake for thee vnto the king.”
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1 Kings 2:18 Context
16And now I aske one petition of thee, deny me not. And she saide vnto him, Say on. 17And hee saide, Speake, I pray thee, vnto Solomon the king (for hee will not say thee nay) that he giue me Abishag the Shunammite to wife. 18And Bathsheba said, Wel, I will speake for thee vnto the king. 19¶ Bathsheba therefore went vnto king Solomon, to speake vnto him for Adoniiah: and the king rose vp to meete her, and bowed himselfe vnto her, and sate downe on his throne, and caused a seate to bee set for the Kings mother, and she sate on his right hand. 20Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee, I pray thee say me not nay: and the King said vnto her, Aske on, my mother, for I will not say thee nay.
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And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
- King James Version
Bathsheba said, "Very well; I will speak to the king for you."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Bath-sheba said, Good! I will make your request to the king.
- Basic English Bible
And Bathsheba said, Well, I will speak for thee to the king.
- Darby Bible
And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee to the king.
- Webster's Bible
Bathsheba said, "Alright. I will speak for you to the king."
- World English Bible
And Bath-Sheba saith, `Good; I do speak for thee unto the king.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Bath-sheba said: 'Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible