1 Kings 2:14-16

Good News Translation

¹⁴ and then he added, “I have something to ask of you.”

“What is it?” she asked.

¹⁵ He answered, “You know that I should have become king and that everyone in Israel expected it. But it happened differently, and my brother became king because it was the Lord's will. ¹⁶ And now I have one request to make; please do not refuse me.”

“What is it?” Bathsheba asked.