9 occurrences

'Ask' in the Bible

Then she said, “I have just one small request of you. Don’t turn me down.”“Go ahead and ask, mother,” the king replied, “for I won’t turn you down.”

Verse ConceptsSmallness

King Solomon answered his mother, “Why are you requesting Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my elder brother, you might as well ask the kingship for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah.”

Verse ConceptsBrothersThe Kingdom Of Others

At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said, “Ask. What should I give you?”

Verse ConceptsCommunicationNightGod AppearingDuring One NightGod Answers Prayer

So God said to him, “Because you have requested this and did not ask for long life or riches for yourself, or the death of your enemies, but you asked discernment for yourself to understand justice,

Verse ConceptsGetting RichDiscernmentNatural Disasters

In addition, I will give you what you did not ask for: both riches and honor, so that no man in any kingdom will be your equal during your entire life.

Verse ConceptsAffluenceMoney, Attitudes ToPresent, TheSource Of HonourWealthy People

But the Lord had said to Ahijah, “Jeroboam’s wife is coming soon to ask you about her son, for he is sick. You are to say such and such to her. When she arrives, she will be disguised.”

Verse ConceptsPretendingTelling Of Movements

But Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “First, please ask what the Lord’s will is.”

Verse ConceptsadvisersAdvice, Receiving God's Advice

But Jehoshaphat asked, “Isn’t there a prophet of Yahweh here anymore? Let’s ask him.”

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man who can ask Yahweh, but I hate him because he never prophesies good about me, but only disaster. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”“The king shouldn’t say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

Verse ConceptsGrudgesHatredPersecution, Forms OfHating IndividualsNamed Prophets Of The LordFake Friends

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