1 Kings 2:14
in 1 Kings 2Then he said, “I have something to tell you.” “Say it,” she answered.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
KJV
He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
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This verse in 1 Kings 2
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The right hand is the place of honor; and as it expressly said to have been assigned to "the king's mother," it is necessary to remark that, when a husband dies, his widow acquires a higher dignity and power, as a mother over her son, than she ever possessed before. Besides, the dignity of "king's mother" is a state office, to which certain revenues are attached.
This site's exposition
Do you come in peace?
on 1 Kings 2:13-15
Bathsheba's question, “Do you come in peace?”, is the question put twice at 2 Kings 9:17-22, and in both settings it meets a threat. Adonijah confesses that “the kingship was mine”, yet “it has come to him from the LORD”, the throne David gave Solomon at 1 Kings 1:29-30.
This site's exposition
I have something to tell you
Adonijah comes to the queen mother with formal words. John Gill hears a man announcing that he has come on business, and in Bathsheba's two-word answer he hears her readiness to listen.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
He said, moreover, I have something to say unto thee,.... Signifying that he came upon business: and she said, say on; intimating her readiness to hear what it was.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| דָּבָ֥ר | davar | a word | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| לִ֖י | li | [belongs] to <the> me | ||
| אֵלָ֑יִךְ | ʾelayikh | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
| וַתֹּ֖אמֶר | vatomer | and she said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| דַּבֵּֽר׃ | daber | speak | H1696 → | 1141 times |
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
דָּבָ֥רa word
davarH1697 →1440 times
לִ֖י[belongs] to <the> me
li
אֵלָ֑יִךְto you
ʾelayikhH413 →5510 times
וַתֹּ֖אמֶרand she said
vatomerH559 →5305 times
דַּבֵּֽר׃speak
daberH1696 →1141 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Samuel 14:12Then the woman said, “Please, may your servant speak a word to my lord the king?” “Speak,” he replied.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 25:24
She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.
- Genesis 18:32
Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”
- Genesis 18:27
Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—
- Genesis 44:18
Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.
- Acts 26:1
Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:
- 1 Samuel 25:24
Through
Luke 7:40But Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said.
it leads to
- Luke 6:8
But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.
- Ezekiel 33:31
So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest…
- Luke 18:18
Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
- Luke 6:8
Where this verse is studied
About 1 Kings
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil, The Books of the Kings.