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1 Kings 2:16-18
New American Standard Bible
1 Kings 2:16-18
New American Standard Bible
16 So now I am making one request of you; do not [a]refuse me.” And she said to him, “Speak.” 17 Then he said, “Please speak to Solomon the king—for he will not [b]refuse you—that he may give me (A)Abishag the Shunammite as a wife.” 18 And Bathsheba said, “Very well; I will speak to the king for you.”
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- 1 Kings 2:16 Lit turn away my face
- 1 Kings 2:17 Lit turn away your face
1 Kings 2:16-18
New International Version
1 Kings 2:16-18
New International Version
16 Now I have one request to make of you. Do not refuse me.”
“You may make it,” she said.
17 So he continued, “Please ask King Solomon—he will not refuse you—to give me Abishag(A) the Shunammite as my wife.”
18 “Very well,” Bathsheba replied, “I will speak to the king for you.”
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