1 Kings 2:20

Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee ,.... It was but one, and a little one, and therefore she hoped it would be granted:

I pray thee , say me not nay ; do not refuse it, or deny it me, or turn away my thee with shame and disappointment:

and the king said, ask on, my mother, for I will not say thee nay ; since it is a small one, as thou sayest, and provided it is fit and lawful to be granted.