1 Kings 2:20 meaning and explanation
“I have just one small request of you,” she said. “Do not deny me.” “Make your request, my mother,” the king replied, “for I will not deny you.”
1 Kings 2:20, Berean Standard Bible
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Bathsheba comes to her son Solomon, now firmly established on the throne, to plead Adonijah's request that Abishag the Shunammite be given to him as wife. Her wording, "one small request," frames the matter as minor, and Solomon's gracious reply, "I will not deny you," is the formal assurance a king gave a favored petitioner.
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