Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Very well,” Bathsheba replied, “I will speak to the king for you.” New Living Translation “All right,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.” English Standard Version Bathsheba said, “Very well; I will speak for you to the king.” Berean Standard Bible “Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.” King James Bible And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. New King James Version So Bathsheba said, “Very well, I will speak for you to the king.” New American Standard Bible And Bathsheba said, “Very well; I will speak to the king for you.” NASB 1995 Bathsheba said, “Very well; I will speak to the king for you.” NASB 1977 And Bathsheba said, “Very well; I will speak to the king for you.” Legacy Standard Bible And Bathsheba said, “Very well; I will speak to the king for you.” Amplified Bible Bathsheba replied, “Very well; I will speak to the king for you.” Christian Standard Bible “Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.” American Standard Version And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Bathsheba said: “I shall speak well for you to the King.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And Bersabee said, Well; I will speak for thee to the king. Contemporary English Version "All right," she said. "I'll ask him." Douay-Rheims Bible And Bethsabee said: Well, I will speak for thee to the king. English Revised Version And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Very well," Bathsheba answered. "I will talk to the king for you." Good News Translation "Very well," she answered. "I will speak to the king for you." International Standard Version "Okay," Bathsheba replied. "I'll talk to the king for you." JPS Tanakh 1917 And Bath-sheba said: 'Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.' Literal Standard Version And Bathsheba says, “Good; I speak to the king for you.” Majority Standard Bible “Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.” New American Bible Bathsheba replied, “Very well, I will speak to the king for you.” NET Bible Bathsheba replied, "That's fine, I'll speak to the king on your behalf." New Revised Standard Version Bathsheba said, “Very well; I will speak to the king on your behalf.” New Heart English Bible Bathsheba said, "Alright. I will speak for you to the king." Webster's Bible Translation And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee to the king. World English Bible Bathsheba said, “All right. I will speak for you to the king.” Young's Literal Translation And Bath-Sheba saith, 'Good; I do speak for thee unto the king.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Execution of Adonijah…17Adonijah replied, “Please speak to King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.” 18“Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.” 19So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.… Cross References 1 Kings 2:17 Adonijah replied, "Please speak to King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife." 1 Kings 2:19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand. Treasury of Scripture And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for you to the king. Well Proverbs 14:15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going. Jump to Previous Bathsheba Bath-Sheba Bathshe'ba Good Request SpeakJump to Next Bathsheba Bath-Sheba Bathshe'ba Good Request Speak1 Kings 2 1. David, having given a charge to Solomon3. of Reverence 5. of Joab 7. of Barzillai 8. of Shimei 10. Solomon succeeds 12. Adonijah, moving Bathsheba to ask unto Solomon for Abishag, 13. is put to death 26. Abiathar, having his life given him, is deprived of the priesthood 28. Joab fleeing to the horns of the altar, is there slain 35. Benaiah is put in Joab's room, and Zadfok in Abiathar's 36. Shimei, confined to Jerusalem, by occasion of going to Gath, is put to death. Verse 18. - And Bathsheba said, Well [there is no reason why the strict rendering "good," should not be preserved here. The A.V. follows the LXX. καλῶς. Similarly Luther, wohl; but Bahr, gut], I will speak for thee [LXX. περὶ σοῦ] unto the king. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Very well,”ט֑וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good Bathsheba שֶׁ֖בַע (še·ḇa‘) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1339: Bathsheba -- perhaps 'daughter of oath', the mother of Solomon replied. וַתֹּ֥אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “I אָנֹכִ֕י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I will speak אֲדַבֵּ֥ר (’ă·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the king הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king for you.” עָלֶ֖יךָ (‘ā·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Links 1 Kings 2:18 NIV1 Kings 2:18 NLT 1 Kings 2:18 ESV 1 Kings 2:18 NASB 1 Kings 2:18 KJV 1 Kings 2:18 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 2:18 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 2:18 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 2:18 French Bible 1 Kings 2:18 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 2:18 Bathsheba said Well (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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