English Standard Version
2 Samuel 14:4
4When 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."
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!”
- 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!”
- New Living Translation (NLT)When the woman from Tekoa approached the king, she bowed with her face to the ground in deep respect and cried out, “O king! Help me!”
Context of 2 Samuel 14:4
2And Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman and said to her, "Pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments. Do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead. 3Go to the king and speak thus to him." So Joab put the words in her mouth. 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." 5And the king said to her, "What is your trouble?" She answered, "Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead. 6And your servant had two sons, and they quarreled with one another in the field. There was no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him.
Read all of 2 Samuel 142 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 1:2And on the third day, behold, a man came from Saul's camp, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. And when he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid homage.
- 1 Samuel 20:41And as soon as the boy had gone, David rose from beside the stone heap and fell on his face to the ground and bowed three times. And they kissed one another and wept with one another, David weeping the most.
- 1 Samuel 25:23When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got down from the donkey and fell before David on her face and bowed to the ground.
- 2 Kings 6:26Now as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, "Help, my lord, O king!"
- Job 29:12because I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him.
- Luke 18:3And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and 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
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- 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
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