1 Kings 2:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then he said, I have something to say to you. And she said, Say on.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 14:12 : 12 Then the woman said, Will the king let his servant say one word more? And he said, Say on.
  • Luke 7:40 : 40 And Jesus, answering, said, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Master, say on.

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  • 1 Kgs 2:15-23
    9 verses
    83%

    15And he said, You saw how the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had the idea that I would be their king; but now the kingdom is turned about, and has become my brother's, for it was given to him by the Lord.

    16Now I have one request to make to you, and do not say, No, to me. And she said to him, Say on.

    17Then he said, Will you go to Solomon the king (for he will not say, No, to you) and put before him my request that he will give me Abishag the Shunammite for a wife?

    18And Bath-sheba said, Good! I will make your request to the king.

    19So Bath-sheba went to King Solomon to have talk with him on Adonijah's account. And the king got up to come to her, and went down low to the earth before her; then he took his place on the king's seat and had a seat made ready for the king's mother and she took her place at his right hand.

    20Then she said, I have one small request to make to you; do not say, No, to me. And the king said, Say on, my mother, for I will not say, No, to you.

    21And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother for a wife.

    22Then King Solomon made answer and said to his mother, Why are you requesting me to give Abishag the Shunammite to Adonijah? Take the kingdom for him in addition, for he is my older brother, and Abiathar the priest and Joab, the son of Zeruiah, are on his side.

    23Then King Solomon took an oath by the Lord, saying, May God's punishment be on me if Adonijah does not give payment for these words with his life.

  • 1 Kgs 2:13
    83%

    13Then Adonijah, the son of Haggith, came to Bath-sheba, the mother of Solomon. And she said, Come you in peace? And he said, Yes, in peace.

  • 1 Kgs 1:11-18
    8 verses
    79%

    11Then Nathan said to Bath-sheba, the mother of Solomon, Has it not come to your ears that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, has made himself king without the knowledge of David our lord?

    12So now, let me make a suggestion, so that you may keep your life safe and the life of your son Solomon.

    13Come now, go to King David and say to him, Did you not, O my lord, take an oath to me, your servant, saying, Truly Solomon your son will be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom? why then is Adonijah acting as king?

    14And while you are still talking there with the king, see, I will come in after you and say that your story is true.

    15Then Bath-sheba went into the king's room; now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was waiting on him.

    16And Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour. And he said, What is your desire?

    17And she said to him, My lord, you took an oath by the Lord your God and gave your word to your servant, saying, Truly, Solomon your son will be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom.

    18And now, see, Adonijah has made himself king without my lord's knowledge;

  • 2 Sam 14:12
    79%

    12Then the woman said, Will the king let his servant say one word more? And he said, Say on.

  • 1 Kgs 1:26-28
    3 verses
    75%

    26But me, your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon, he has not sent for.

    27Has this thing been done by my lord the king, without giving word to your servants who was to be placed on my lord the king's seat after him?

    28Then King David in answer said, Send for Bath-sheba to come to me. And she came in and took her place before the king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:24
    75%

    24And Nathan said, O my lord king, have you said, Adonijah is to be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom?

  • 2 Sam 14:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18Then the king said to the woman, Now give me an answer to the question I am going to put to you; keep nothing back. And the woman said, Let my lord the king say on.

    19And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman in answer said, By the life of your soul, my lord the king, it is not possible for anyone to go to the right hand or to the left from anything said by the king: your servant Joab gave me orders, and put all these words in my mouth:

  • 1 Kgs 1:30-32
    3 verses
    72%

    30As I took an oath to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, saying, Certainly Solomon your son will become king after me, seated on my seat in my place; so will I do this day.

    31Then Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour, and said, May my lord King David go on living for ever.

    32And King David said, Send for Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:20-22
    3 verses
    72%

    20And now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, waiting for you to say who is to take the place of my lord the king after him.

    21For as things are, it will come about, when my lord the king is sleeping with his fathers, that I and Solomon my son will be made outlaws.

    22And while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.

  • 2 Sam 14:15-16
    2 verses
    71%

    15And now it is my fear of the people which has made me come to say these words to my lord the king: and your servant said, I will put my cause before the king, and it may be that he will give effect to my request.

    16For the king will give ear, and take his servant out of the power of the man whose purpose is the destruction of me and my son together from the heritage of God.

  • 1 Kgs 1:43
    71%

    43And Jonathan, answering, said to Adonijah, Not so, but our lord King David has made Solomon king:

  • 2 Chr 1:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7In that night God came to Solomon in a vision, and said to him, Say what I am to give you.

    8And Solomon said to God, Great was your mercy to David my father, and you have made me king in his place.

  • 2 Sam 14:8
    70%

    8And the king said to the woman, Go to your house and I will give orders about this.

  • 2 Chr 9:2
    70%

    2And Solomon gave her answers to all her questions; there was no secret which he did not make clear to her.

  • 2 Sam 14:3
    70%

    3And come to the king and say these words to him. So Joab gave her words to say.

  • 1 Chr 22:17
    70%

    17Then David gave orders to all the chiefs of Israel to give their help to Solomon his son, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 10:3
    70%

    3And Solomon gave her answers to all her questions; there was no secret which the king did not make clear to her.

  • 2 Sam 14:10
    70%

    10And the king said, If anyone says anything to you, make him come to me, and he will do you no more damage.

  • 1 Kgs 2:1
    70%

    1Now the time of David's death came near; and he gave orders to Solomon his son, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 1:35-36
    2 verses
    69%

    35Then come up after him and he will come in and take his place on the seat of my kingdom; for he is to be king in my place, and I have given orders that he is to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

    36And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, answering the king, said, So be it: and may the Lord, the God of my lord the king, say so.

  • 1 Kgs 5:2
    69%

    2And Solomon sent back word to Hiram, saying,

  • 2 Sam 20:18
    69%

    18Then she said, In the old days, there was a saying, Let them put the question in Abel and in Dan, saying, Has what was ordered by men of good faith in Israel ever come to an end?

  • 2 Sam 14:5
    69%

    5And the king said to her, What is your trouble? And her answer was, Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.

  • 1 Kgs 1:5
    69%

    5Then Adonijah, the son of Haggith, lifting himself up in pride, said, I will become king; and he made ready his carriages of war and his horsemen, with fifty runners to go before him.

  • 1 Sam 15:16
    69%

    16Then Samuel said to Saul, Say no more! Let me give you word of what the Lord has said to me this night. And he said to him, Say on.