1 Kings 2:20

Geneva Bible (1560)

Then she sayd, I desire a small request of thee, say me not nay. Then the King sayde vnto her, Aske on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.

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  • Matt 7:7-9 : 7 Aske, and it shall be giuen you: seeke, and ye shall finde: knocke, and it shall be opened vnto you. 8 For whosoeuer asketh, receiueth: and he, that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. 9 For what man is there among you, which if his sonne aske him bread, woulde giue him a stone? 10 Or if he aske fish, wil he giue him a serpent? 11 If ye then, which are euill, can giue to your children good giftes, howe much more shall your Father which is in heauen, giue good thinges to them that aske him?
  • Matt 10:35-36 : 35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in lawe. 36 And a mans enemies shall be they of his owne housholde.
  • Matt 11:24 : 24 But I say vnto you, that it shall be easier for them of the land of Sodom in the day of iudgement, then for thee.
  • Matt 18:19 : 19 Againe, verely I say vnto you, that if two of you shal agree in earth vpon any thing, whatsoeuer they shall desire, it shall be giuen them of my Father which is in heauen.
  • Matt 20:20-21 : 20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedeus children with her sonnes, worshipping him, and desiring a certaine thing of him. 21 And he said vnto her, What wouldest thou? She said to him, Graunt that these my two sonnes may sit, the one at thy right hand, and the other at thy left hand in thy kingdome.
  • Luke 11:9-9 : 9 And I say vnto you, Aske, and it shall be giuen you: seeke, and yee shall finde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you. 10 For euery one that asketh, receiueth: and he that seeketh, findeth: & to him that knocketh, it shalbe opened.
  • John 2:3-4 : 3 Nowe when the wine failed, the mother of Iesus saide vnto him, They haue no wine. 4 Iesus saide vnto her, Woman, what haue I to doe with thee? mine houre is not yet come.
  • John 14:13-14 : 13 And whatsoeuer ye aske in my Name, that will I doe, that the Father may be glorified in the Sonne. 14 If ye shall aske any thing in my Name, I will doe it.
  • John 15:16 : 16 Ye haue not chosen me, but I haue chosen you, and ordeined you, that ye goe & bring foorth fruite, and that your fruite remaine, that whatsoeuer ye shall aske of the Father in my Name, he may giue it you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 2:16-19
    4 verses
    89%

    16Nowe therefore I aske thee one request, refuse me not; she said vnto him, Say on.

    17And he sayd, Speake, I pray thee, vnto Salomon ye King, (for he will not say thee nay) that he giue me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.

    18And Bath-sheba sayd, Well, I will speake for thee vnto the King.

    19Bath-sheba therefore went vnto King Salomon, to speake vnto him for Adonijah: and the King rose to meete her, and bowed himselfe vnto her, and sate downe on his throne: and he caused a seate to be set for the Kings mother, and she sate at his right hand.

  • 1 Kgs 1:11-17
    7 verses
    81%

    11Wherefore Nathan spake vnto Bath-sheba the mother of Salomon, saying, Hast thou not heard, that Adoniiah ye sonne of Haggith doeth reigne, and Dauid our lord knoweth it not?

    12Now therefore come, and I will now giue thee counsell, howe to saue thine owne life, and the life of thy sonne Salomon.

    13Go, and get thee in vnto King Dauid, and say vnto him, Didest not thou, my lorde, O King, sweare vnto thine handmaide, saying, Assuredly Salomo thy sonne shall reigne after me, & he shal sit vpon my throne? why is then Adoniiah King?

    14Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the King, I also will come in after thee, and confirme thy wordes.

    15So Bath-sheba went in vnto the King into the chamber, and the King was verie olde, and Abishag the Shunammite ministred vnto ye King.

    16And Bath-sheba bowed and made obeisance vnto the King; the King saide, What is thy matter?

    17And shee answered him, My lorde, thou swarest by the Lorde thy God vnto thine handmaide, saying, Assuredly Salomon thy sonne shall reigne after me, and he shall sit vpon my throne.

  • 1 Kgs 2:13-14
    2 verses
    81%

    13And Adonijah the sonne of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Salomon: and she saide, Commest thou peaceably? And hee said, Yea.

    14He said moreouer, I haue a sute vnto thee; she sayd, Say on.

  • 1 Kgs 2:21-23
    3 verses
    78%

    21She sayd then, Let Abishag the Shunammite be giuen to Adonijah thy brother to wife.

    22But King Salomon answered and sayd vnto his mother, And why doest thou aske Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? aske for him the kingdome also: for he is mine elder brother, and hath for him both Abiathar the Priest, and Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah.

    23Then King Salomon sware by the Lorde, saying, God doe so to me and more also, if Adoniiah hath not spoken this worde against his owne life.

  • 2 Sam 14:10-12
    3 verses
    76%

    10And the King sayde, Bring him to me that speaketh against thee, and he shall touche thee no more.

    11Then said she, I pray thee, let the King remember the Lorde thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer many reuengers of blood to destroy, lest they slay my sonne; he answered, As the Lord liueth, there shal not one heare of thy sonne fall to the earth.

    12Then the woman said, I pray thee, let thine handmayde speake a worde to my lord the King; he sayd, Say on.

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

    26But me thy seruant, and Zadok the Priest, and Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada, and thy seruant Salomon hath he not called.

    27Is this thing done by my lord the King, & thou hast not shewed it vnto thy seruant, who should sitte on the throne of my lorde the King after him?

    28Then King Dauid answered, and saide, Call me Bath-sheba; shee came into ye Kings presence, and stoode before the King.

  • 2 Sam 14:18
    74%

    18Then the King answered, and said vnto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall aske thee; the woman sayde, Let my lord the King now speake.

  • 1 Kgs 1:30-32
    3 verses
    73%

    30That as I sware vnto thee by the Lorde God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Salomon thy sonne shall reigne after me, and hee shall sit vpon my throne in my place, so will I certainely doe this day.

    31Then Bath-sheba bowed her face to the earth, and did reuerence vnto the King, and said, God saue my lord King Dauid for euer.

    32And King Dauid saide, Call mee Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet, and Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada; they came before the King.

  • 1 Kgs 1:24
    72%

    24And Nathan saide, My lorde, O King, hast thou said, Adoniiah shall reigne after mee, and he shall sit vpon my throne?

  • 2 Chr 1:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7The same night did God appeare vnto Salomon, and sayde vnto him, Aske what I shall giue thee.

    8And Salomon sayde vnto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy vnto Dauid my father and hast made me to reigne in his stead.

  • 2 Sam 14:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15Nowe therefore that I am come to speake of this thing vnto my lord the King, the cause is that the people haue made me afrayd: therefore thine handmayde sayd, Nowe will I speake vnto the King: it may be that the King will perfourme the request of his handmayde.

    16For the King wil heare, to deliuer his handmayde out of the hande of the man that woulde destroy mee, and also my sonne from the inheritance of God.

  • 2 Chr 9:12
    71%

    12And King Salomon gaue to the Queene of Sheba euery pleasant thing that she asked, besides for that which she had brought vnto the King: so she returned and went to her owne countrey, both she, and her seruants.

  • 1 Kgs 10:13
    71%

    13And King Salomo gaue vnto the Queene of Sheba, whatsoeuer she would aske, besides that, which Salomon gaue her of his kingly liberalitie: so she returned and went to her owne countrey, both shee, and her seruantes.

  • 2 Kgs 4:28
    70%

    28Then she said, Did I desire a sonne of my lord? did I not say, Deceiue me not?

  • 1 Kgs 1:20-21
    2 verses
    70%

    20And thou, my lorde, O King, knowest that the eyes of all Israel are on thee, that thou shouldest tell them, who shoulde sit on the throne of my lord the King after him.

    21For els when my lord the King shall sleepe with his fathers, I and my sonne Salomon shalbe reputed vile.

  • 1 Kgs 1:47
    70%

    47And moreouer the Kings seruantes came to blesse our lord King Dauid, saying, God make the name of Salomon more famous then thy name, and exalt his throne aboue thy throne: therefore the King worshipped vpon the bed.

  • Mark 6:24
    70%

    24So she went forth, & said to her mother, What shal I aske? And she said, Iohn Baptists head.

  • 1 Kgs 10:3
    69%

    3And Salomon declared vnto her all her questions: nothing was hid from the King, which he expounded not vnto her.

  • 1 Kgs 3:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Salomon in a dreame by night: and God sayd, Aske what I shal giue thee.

    6And Salomon sayd, Thou hast shewed vnto thy seruant Dauid my father great mercie, when hee walked before thee in trueth, and in righteonsnes, & in vprightnes of heart with thee: and thou hast kept for him this great mercie, and hast giuen him a sonne, to sit on his throne, as appeareth this day.

  • 2 Chr 1:11
    69%

    11And God sayde to Salomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, treasures nor honour, nor the liues of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life, but hast asked for thee wisdome & knowledge that thou mightest iudge my people, ouer whome I haue made thee King,

  • 1 Sam 1:27
    69%

    27I prayed for this childe, and the Lord hath giuen me my desire which I asked of him.

  • 1 Kgs 3:10
    69%

    10And this pleased the Lorde wel, that Salomon had desired this thing.

  • 1 Kgs 3:27
    69%

    27Then the King answered, and sayde, Giue her the liuing childe, and slay him not: this is his mother.

  • Prov 30:7
    69%

    7Two things haue I required of thee: denie me them not before I die.

  • 2 Chr 9:2
    69%

    2And Salomon declared her all her questions, and there was nothing hid from Salomon, which he declared not vnto her.

  • 1 Kgs 1:6
    68%

    6And his father would not displease him from his childehood, to say, Why hast thou done so? And hee was a very goodly man, and his mother bare him next after Absalom.

  • Prov 31:2
    68%

    2What my sonne! and what ye sonne of my wombe! and what, O sonne of my desires!

  • 1 Kgs 1:36
    68%

    36Then Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada answered the King, and said, So be it, and the Lord God of my lord the King ratifie it.