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1 Kings 2:14-16
New English Translation
1 Kings 2:14-16
New English Translation
14 He added,[a] “I have something to say to you.” She replied, “Speak.” 15 He said, “You know that the kingdom[b] was mine and all Israel considered me king.[c] But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the Lord decided it should be his.[d] 16 Now I’d like to ask you for just one thing. Please don’t refuse me.”[e] She said, “Go ahead and ask.”[f]
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- 1 Kings 2:14 tn Heb “and he said.”
- 1 Kings 2:15 tn Or “kingship.”
- 1 Kings 2:15 tn Heb “set their face to me to be king.”
- 1 Kings 2:15 tn Heb “and the kingdom turned about and became my brother’s, for from the Lord it became his.”
- 1 Kings 2:16 tn Heb “Do not turn back my face.”
- 1 Kings 2:16 tn Heb “She said, ‘Speak!’”
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