God’s Word Translation
2 Samuel 14:4
4The woman from Tekoa came to the king and immediately bowed down with her face touching the ground. “Help ⌞me⌟, Your Majesty,” she said.
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 get a clever woman from there. He told her, “Please act like a mourner, and dress in mourning clothes. Don’t rub olive oil on yourself, but act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time. 3Go to the king, and tell him this. …” Then Joab told her exactly what to say. The woman from Tekoa came to the king and immediately bowed down with her face touching the ground. “Help ⌞me⌟, Your Majesty,” she said. 5The king asked her, “What can I do for you?” She answered, “I’m a widow; my husband is dead. 6I had two sons who quarreled in the field, and there was no one to separate them. One killed the other.
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 1:2On the third day a man came from Saul’s camp. His clothes were torn, and he had dirt on his head. When he came to David, he immediately bowed down with his face touching the ground.
- 1 Samuel 20:41When the boy had left, David came out from the south side ⌞of the rock⌟ and quickly bowed down three times with his face touching the ground. Then they kissed each other and cried together, but David cried the loudest.
- 1 Samuel 25:23When Abigail saw David, she quickly got down from her donkey. She immediately bowed down in front of David with her face touching the ground.
- 2 Kings 6:26As the king of Israel was walking on the city wall, a woman cried to him, “Help me, Your Majesty!”
- Job 29:12because I rescued the poor who called ⌞for help⌟ and the orphans who had no one to help them.
- Luke 18:3In that city there was also a widow who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice.’
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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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
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