2 Samuel 14:6

2 Samuel 14:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thy handmaid 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.
• New International Version (NIV)I your servant had two sons. They got into a fight with each other in the field, and no one was there to separate them. One struck the other and killed him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now your maidservant had two sons; and the two fought with each other in the field, and there was no one to part them, but the one struck the other and killed him.

Context of 2 Samuel 14:6

4The 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. I had two sons who quarreled in the field, and there was no one to separate them. One killed the other. 7Then the entire family turned against me. They said, ‘Give us the man who killed his brother so that we can kill him because he took his brother’s life. We’re going to destroy the one who ⌞now⌟ would be the heir.’ In this way they wish to extinguish the ⌞one⌟ burning coal that is left for me. They will not let my husband’s name or descendants remain on the face of the earth.” 8“Go home,” the king told the woman. “I will order someone to take care of this matter.”

2 Samuel 14:6 word by word

וּלְשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙ שְׁנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים וַיִּנָּצ֤וּ שְׁנֵיהֶם֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה וְאֵ֥ין מַצִּ֖יל בֵּֽינֵיהֶ֑ם וַיַּכּ֧וֹ הָאֶחָ֛ד אֶת־הָאֶחָ֖ד וַיָּ֥מֶת אֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thy handmaidשִׁפְחָהshiphchâh · maidservantH8198
• had twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• strove togetherנָצָהnâtsâh · to struggleH5327
• in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• none to partנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• them, but the oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• and slewמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 14:6

• Genesis 4:8Cain talked to his brother Abel. Later, when they were in the fields, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
• Exodus 2:13When Moses went there the next day, he saw two Hebrew men fighting. He asked the one who started the fight, “Why are you beating another Hebrew?”
• Deuteronomy 22:26Don’t do anything to the girl. She has not committed a sin for which she deserves to die. This is like the case of someone who attacks and murders another person.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14:6

• 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 14:6

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

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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