2 Samuel 14:9

2 Samuel 14:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.
• New International Version (NIV)But the woman from Tekoa said to him, “Let my lord the king pardon me and my family, and let the king and his throne be without guilt.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, "On me be the guilt, my lord the king, and on my father's house; let the king and his throne be guiltless."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord, O king, let the iniquity be on me and on my father’s house, and the king and his throne be guiltless.”

Context of 2 Samuel 14:9

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.” The woman from Tekoa said to the king, “Let me be held responsible for the sin, Your Majesty. Let my father’s family be held responsible. Your Majesty and your throne are innocent.” 10The king said, “If anyone says anything against you, bring him to me. He’ll never harm you again.” 11She said, “Your Majesty, please pray to the Lord your God in order to keep an avenger from doing more harm by destroying my son.” “I solemnly swear, as the Lord lives,” he said, “not a hair on your son’s head will fall to the ground.”

2 Samuel 14:9 word by word

וַתֹּ֜אמֶר הָאִשָּׁ֤ה הַתְּקוֹעִית֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עָלַ֞י אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ הֶעָוֹ֖ן וְעַל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑י וְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ וְכִסְא֖וֹ נָקִֽי׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• of Tekoahתְּקוֹעִיteqô‛îy teqô‛îy · TekoaH8621
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• My lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• the iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: guiltH5771
• on me, and on my father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• and his throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• guiltlessנָקִיnâqîy nâqîy' · innocentH5355

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 14:9

• Genesis 27:13His mother responded, “Let any curse on you fall on me, Son. Just obey me and go! Get me ⌞the young goats⌟.”
• 1 Samuel 25:24After she bowed at his feet, she said, “Sir, let me be held responsible for this wrong. Please let me speak with you. Please listen to my words.
• Matthew 27:25All the people answered, “The responsibility for killing him will rest on us and our children.”
• 2 Samuel 3:28Later when David heard about it, he said, “As far as the Lord is concerned, my kingdom and I are forever innocent of spilling the blood of Ner’s son Abner.
• Numbers 35:33“You must not pollute the land where you live. Murder is what pollutes the land. The land where a murder was committed can never make peace with the Lord except through the death of the murderer.
• Deuteronomy 21:1This is what you must do if you find a murder victim lying in a field in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. If no one knows who committed the murder,
• 1 Kings 2:33The responsibility for their blood will fall on Joab and his descendants forever. But may David, his descendants, family, and throne always receive peace from the Lord.”

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The iniquity be on me - She intimates that, if the king should suppose that the not bringing the offender to the assigned punishment might reflect on the administration of justice in the land, she was willing that all blame should attach to her and her family, and the king and his throne be guiltless.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The iniquity be on me … - Compare the principle in Genesis 9:5-6; Numbers 35:30-34. The woman therefore says, if there is any such guilt in sparing my son, may it rest upon me and my house, not on David and his throne. Compare 2 Samuel 3:28. The cunning speech of the woman extracted a more direct promise of protection from the king 2 Samuel 14:1.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9My lord the king, may any blame be on me: If David allowed a murder to go unpunished, he would fail to uphold justice and would likely be criticized by the people.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 14:9

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

In the dictionaries

• Comfortable
• David
• Discern
• Feign
• Heart
• Respect
• Tekoa, Tekoah
• Thank
• Wise
• 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