2 Samuel 14:4

2 Samuel 14:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.
• New International Version (NIV)When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell with her face to the ground to pay him honor, and she said, “Help me, Your Majesty!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the woman of Tekoa came to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and paid homage and said, "Save me, O king."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and prostrated herself, and said, “Help, O king!”

Context of 2 Samuel 14:4

2So Joab sent word to Tekoa and had a wise woman brought from there and told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning clothes, and do not anoint yourself with oil, but act like a woman who has for many days been in mourning for the dead. 3Then go to the king and speak to him in this way.” So Joab told her what to say. When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she bowed with her face to the ground and lay herself down, and said, “Help, O king.” 5The king asked her, “What is the matter?” She said, “Truly I am a widow; my husband is dead. 6Your maidservant had two sons, but the two of them struggled and fought in the field. There was no one to separate them, so one struck the other and killed him.

2 Samuel 14:4 word by word

וַ֠תֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁ֤ה הַתְּקֹעִית֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַתִּפֹּ֧ל עַל־אַפֶּ֛יהָ אַ֖רְצָה וַתִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ וַתֹּ֖אמֶר הוֹשִׁ֥עָה הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• of Tekoahתְּקוֹעִיteqô‛îy teqô‛îy · TekoaH8621
• spakeאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• she fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• on her faceאַף'aph · faceH639
• to the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• and did obeisanceשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
• Helpיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 14:4

• 2 Samuel 1:2On the third day a man came [unexpectedly] from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head [as in mourning]. When he came to David, he bowed to the ground and lay himself face down [in an act of great respect and submission].
• 1 Samuel 20:41As soon as the boy was gone, David got up from the south side [beside the mound of stones] and fell on his face to the ground [in submission and respect], and bowed three times. Then they kissed one another and wept together, but David wept more.
• 1 Samuel 25:23When Abigail saw David, she hurried and dismounted from the donkey, and kneeled face downward before David and bowed down to the ground [in respect].
• 2 Kings 6:26As the king of Israel (Jehoram) was passing by on the [city] wall a woman cried out to him, “Help, my lord, O king!”
• Job 29:12Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.
• Luke 18:3There was a [desperate] widow in that city and she kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice and legal protection from my adversary.’

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Spake - Seems to be an accidental error for came, which is found in many manuscipts and versions. Help - literally, save (see the margin). It is the same cry as Hosanna, i. e. save now Psalm 118:25.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-212Sa 14:1-21. Joab Instructs a Woman of Tekoah. 2-21. And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman--The king was strongly attached to Absalom; and having now got over his sorrow for the violent death of Amnon, he was desirous of again enjoying the society of his favorite son, who had now been three long years absent. But a dread of public opinion and a regard to the public interests made him hesitate about recalling or pardoning his guilty son…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 14:4

• Absalom
• Avenger of Blood
• David
• Dishonesty
• Intercession
• Joab
• Kindness
• Obsequiousness
• Tact
• Tekoah

In the dictionaries

• Comfortable
• David
• Discern
• Feign
• Heart
• Respect
• Tekoa, Tekoah
• Thank
• Wise
• Adoration

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings