1 Kings 2:17

NETBible

He said, “Please ask King Solomon if he would give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife, for he won’t refuse you.” 1 

NIV ©

So he continued, "Please ask King Solomon—he will not refuse you—to give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife."

NASB ©

Then he said, "Please speak to Solomon the king, for he will not refuse you, that he may give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife."

NLT ©

He replied, "Speak to King Solomon on my behalf, for I know he will do anything you request. Ask him to give me Abishag, the girl from Shunem, as my wife."

MSG ©

"Ask King Solomon--he won't turn you down--to give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife."

BBE ©

Then 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?

NRSV ©

He said, "Please ask King Solomon—he will not refuse you—to give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife."

NKJV ©

Then he said, "Please speak to King Solomon, for he will not refuse you, that he may give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife."

KJV
And he said
<0559> (8799)_,
Speak
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I pray thee, unto Solomon
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the king
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(for he will not say
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thee
<06440>
nay
<07725> (8686),)
that he give
<05414> (8799)
me Abishag
<049>
the Shunammite
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to wife
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NASB ©
Then he said
<559>
, "Please
<4994>
speak
<559>
to Solomon
<8010>
the king
<4428>
, for he will not refuse
<7725>
you, that he may give
<5414>
me Abishag
<49>
the Shunammite
<7767>
as a wife
<802>
."
LXXM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
eipen {V-AAI-3S} auth
<846> 
D-DSF
eipon {V-AAD-2S} dh
<1161> 
PRT
prov
<4314> 
PREP
salwmwn {N-PRI} ton
<3588> 
T-ASM
basilea
<935> 
N-ASM
oti
<3754> 
CONJ
ouk
<3364> 
ADV
apostreqei
<654> 
V-FAI-3S
to
<3588> 
T-ASN
proswpon
<4383> 
N-ASN
autou
<846> 
D-GSM
apo
<575> 
PREP
sou
<4771> 
P-GS
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
dwsei
<1325> 
V-FAI-3S
moi
<1473> 
P-DS
thn
<3588> 
T-ASF
abisak {N-PRI} thn
<3588> 
T-ASF
swmanitin {N-ASF} eiv
<1519> 
PREP
gunaika
<1135> 
N-ASF
NET [draft] ITL
He said
<0559>
, “Please
<04994>
ask
<0559>
King
<04428>
Solomon
<08010>
if
<03588>
he would give
<05414>
me Abishag
<049>
the Shunammite
<07767>
as a wife
<0802>
, for
<03588>
he won’t
<03808>
refuse
<07725>
you.”
HEBREW
hsal
<0802>
tymnwsh
<07767>
gsyba
<049>
ta
<0853>
yl
<0>
Ntyw
<05414>
Kynp
<06440>
ta
<0853>
bysy
<07725>
al
<03808>
yk
<03588>
Klmh
<04428>
hmlsl
<08010>
an
<04994>
yrma
<0559>
rmayw (2:17)
<0559>
NETBible

He said, “Please ask King Solomon if he would give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife, for he won’t refuse you.” 1 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “Say to Solomon the king, for he will not turn back your face, that he might give to me Abishag the Shunammite for a wife.”