Bible in Basic English
"And Bath-sheba said, Good! I will make your request to the king."
— 1 Kings 2:18, Bible in Basic English
“And Bath–sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.”
“And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. ”
“Bathsheba said, "Alright. I will speak for you to the king."”
“Bathsheba replied,“That’s fine, I’ll speak to the king on your behalf.””
“And Bethsabee said: Well, I will speak for thee to the king.”
And he said, You saw how the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had the idea that I would be their king; but now the kingdom is turned about, and has become my brother's, for it was given to him by the Lord.
Now I have one request to make to you, and do not say, No, to me. And she said to him, Say on.
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?
And Bath-sheba said, Good! I will make your request to the king.
So Bath-sheba went to King Solomon to have talk with him on Adonijah's account. And the king got up to come to her, and went down low to the earth before her; then he took his place on the king's seat and had a seat made ready for the king's mother and she took her place at his right hand.
Then she said, I have one small request to make to you; do not say, No, to me. And the king said, Say on, my mother, for I will not say, No, to you.
And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother for a wife.