Now I'd like to ask you for just one thing. Please don't refuse me." She said, "Go ahead and ask."

The king then said to the prophet, "Come home with me and have something to eat. I'd like to give a present."

So Benaiah went into the LORD's tent and told Joab, "The king orders you to come out!" "No," Joab said, "I'd rather die here!" So Benaiah went and informed the king, "This is how Joab answered me."

Ahab addressed Naboth and asked him, "I would like to plant a vegetable garden near my house. Please exchange your vineyard with a better one from me, or if you'd rather have cash, I'll buy it for its full value."