Petition See also Ask; Beg; Beseech; Entreat; Plead; Prayer; Request I desire one small petition of thee, 1 Kgs. 2:20. king said unto Esther … What is thy petition, Esth. 5:6. whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man, Dan. 6:7 (6:12). Daniel … maketh his petition three times a day, Dan. 6:13. we know that we have the petitions that we desired, 1 Jn. 5:15. ye will not suffer that the beggar putteth up his petition to you in vain, Mosiah 4:16 (4:26).