2 Samuel 14:9

2 Samuel 14:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.
• New International Version (NIV)But the woman from Tekoa said to him, “Let my lord the king pardon me and my family, and let the king and his throne be without guilt.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, "On me be the guilt, my lord the king, and on my father's house; let the king and his throne be guiltless."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord, O king, let the iniquity be on me and on my father’s house, and the king and his throne be guiltless.”

Context of 2 Samuel 14:9

7Now behold, the entire family has risen against your maidservant, and they say, ‘Hand over the one who killed his brother, so that we may put him to death [to pay] for the life of his brother whom he killed and destroy the heir also.’ By doing this they will extinguish my coal that is left, leaving my husband without a name or a remnant (heir) on the face of the earth.” 8Then David said to the woman, “Go to your home, and I will give orders concerning you.” The woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord, O king, the guilt is on me and on my father’s house, but the king and his throne are guiltless.” 10The king said, “If anyone speaks to you [about this matter], bring him to me [for judgment], and he will not touch you again.” 11Then she said, “Please let the king remember the Lord your God, so that the avenger of blood will not continue to destroy, otherwise they will destroy my son.” And David said, “As the Lord lives, not a single hair [from the head] of your son shall fall to the ground.”

2 Samuel 14:9 word by word

וַתֹּ֜אמֶר הָאִשָּׁ֤ה הַתְּקוֹעִית֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עָלַ֞י אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ הֶעָוֹ֖ן וְעַל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑י וְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ וְכִסְא֖וֹ נָקִֽי׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• of Tekoahתְּקוֹעִיteqô‛îy teqô‛îy · TekoaH8621
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• My lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• the iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: guiltH5771
• on me, and on my father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• and his throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• guiltlessנָקִיnâqîy nâqîy' · innocentH5355

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 14:9

• Genesis 27:13But his mother said to him, “May your curse be on me, my son; only listen and obey me, and go, bring the young goats to me.”
• 1 Samuel 25:24Kneeling at his feet she said, “My lord, let the blame and guilt be on me alone. And please let your maidservant speak to you, and listen to the words of your maidservant.
• Matthew 27:25And all the people answered, “Let [the responsibility for] His blood be on us and on our children!”
• 2 Samuel 3:28Afterward, when David heard of it, he said, “I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the Lord of the blood of Abner the son of Ner.
• Numbers 35:33So you shall not pollute and defile the land in which you live; for [the shedding of innocent] blood pollutes and defiles the land. No atonement (expiation) can be made for the land for the [innocent] blood shed in it, except by the blood (execution) of him who shed it.
• Deuteronomy 21:1“If someone is found slain, lying in the field, in the land which the Lord your God gives you to possess, and it is not known who has killed him,
• 1 Kings 2:33So shall their blood return on the head of Joab and the heads of his descendants forever. But for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, may there be peace from the Lord forever.”

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The iniquity be on me - She intimates that, if the king should suppose that the not bringing the offender to the assigned punishment might reflect on the administration of justice in the land, she was willing that all blame should attach to her and her family, and the king and his throne be guiltless.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The iniquity be on me … - Compare the principle in Genesis 9:5-6; Numbers 35:30-34. The woman therefore says, if there is any such guilt in sparing my son, may it rest upon me and my house, not on David and his throne. Compare 2 Samuel 3:28. The cunning speech of the woman extracted a more direct promise of protection from the king 2 Samuel 14:1.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9My lord the king, may any blame be on me: If David allowed a murder to go unpunished, he would fail to uphold justice and would likely be criticized by the people.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 14:9

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

In the dictionaries

• Comfortable
• David
• Discern
• Feign
• Heart
• Respect
• Tekoa, Tekoah
• Thank
• Wise
• Amos (1)

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