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 someone to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Pretend to be in mourning: dress in mourning clothes and don’t put on any oil. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time. 3Go to the king and speak these words to him.” Then Joab told her exactly what to say. When the woman from Tekoa came to the king, she fell facedown to the ground, paid homage, and said, “Help me, Your Majesty!” 5“What’s the matter?” the king asked her. “Sadly, I am a widow; my husband died,” she said. 6“Your servant had two sons. They were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and 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 with torn clothes and dust on his head came from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid homage.
• 1 Samuel 20:41When the servant had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone Ezel, fell facedown to the ground, and paid homage three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept with each other, though David wept more.
• 1 Samuel 25:23When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey and knelt down with her face to the ground and paid homage to David.
• 2 Kings 6:26As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “My lord the king, help!”
• Job 29:12For I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.
• Luke 18:3And a widow in that town kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me justice against 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