2 Samuel 14:5

2 Samuel 14:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
• New International Version (NIV)The king asked her, “What is troubling you?” She said, “I am a widow; my husband is dead.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the king said to her, "What is your trouble?" She answered, "Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the king said to her, “What troubles you?” And she answered, “Indeed I am a widow, my husband is dead.

Context of 2 Samuel 14:5

3and come to the king, and speak after this manner to him. And Joab put the words into her mouth. 4And the woman of Tekoah spoke to the king, and she fell on her face to the ground and did obeisance, and said, Save, O king! And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she said, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead. 6And thy bondmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other and slew him. 7And behold, the whole family is risen against thy bondmaid, and they say, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may put him to death, for the life of his brother whom he killed; and we will destroy the heir also: so they will quench my coal which is left, and will not leave to my husband a name or remnant on the earth.

2 Samuel 14:5 word by word

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֥הּ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מַה־לָּ֑ךְ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אֲבָ֛ל אִשָּֽׁה־אַלְמָנָ֥ה אָ֖נִי וַיָּ֥מָת אִישִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear

• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• widowאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• husbandאִישׁ'îysh · man: husbandH376
• deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 14:5

• 2 Samuel 12:1And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
• Judges 9:8The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign over us.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5I am indeed a widow woman - It is very possible that the principal facts mentioned here were real, and that Joab found out a person whose circumstances bore a near resemblance to that which he wished to represent.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 14:5

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

In the dictionaries

• Comfortable
• David
• Discern
• Feign
• Heart
• Respect
• Thank
• Wise
• Ail
• 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