King James Version
1 Kings 2:14 in the King James Version says “He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.”
1 Kings 2:14 · KJV
Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.
And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on. deny: Heb. turn not away my face
KJV Study — Public Domain
“moreover I have somewhat to say”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“Say on”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
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