New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 14:19
19So the king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman replied, “As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. Indeed, it was 1your servant Joab who commanded me, and it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant;
2 Samuel 14:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:
- New International Version (NIV)The king asked, “Isn’t the hand of Joab with you in all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything my lord the king says. Yes, it was your servant Joab who instructed me to do this and who put all these words into the mouth of your servant.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The king said, "Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?" The woman answered and said, "As surely as you live, my lord the king, one cannot turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has said. It was your servant Joab who commanded me; it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your servant.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So the king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman answered and said, “As you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. For your servant Joab commanded me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant.
Context of 2 Samuel 14:19
17Then your maidservant said, ‘Please let the word of my lord the king be comforting, for as the angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and evil. And may the Lord your God be with you.’” 18Then the king answered and said to the woman, “Please do not hide anything from me that I am about to ask you.” And the woman said, “Let my lord the king please speak.” So the king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman replied, “As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. Indeed, it was your servant Joab who commanded me, and it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant; 20in order to change the appearance of things your servant Joab has done this thing. But my lord is wise, like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know all that is in the earth.” 21Then the king said to Joab, “Behold now, I will surely do this thing; go therefore, bring back the young man Absalom.”
Read all of 2 Samuel 142 Samuel 14:19 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הֲיַ֥ד יוֹאָ֛ב אִתָּ֖ךְ בְּכָל־זֹ֑את וַתַּ֣עַן הָאִשָּׁ֣ה וַתֹּ֡אמֶר חֵֽי־נַפְשְׁךָ֩ אֲדֹנִ֨י הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אִם־אִ֣שׁ׀ לְהֵמִ֣ין וּלְהַשְׂמִ֗יל מִכֹּ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּֽי־עַבְדְּךָ֤ יוֹאָב֙ ה֣וּא צִוָּ֔נִי וְה֗וּא שָׂ֚ם בְּפִ֣י שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֔ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃Read the interlinear
- So the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Is the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- of Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
- with you in allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
- And the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
- repliedעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
- As your soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
- livesחַיchay · aliveH2416
- my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
- noאִם'im · if: surely noH518
- one can turnיָמַןyâman · to go rightH3231
- or to the leftשִׂמְאֵלώâma'l · to go leftH8041
- has spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- Indeedכִּיkîy · forH3588
- your servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- whoהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
- commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- me, and it was he who putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
- theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- in the mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
- of your maidservantשִׁפְחָהshiphchâh · maidservantH8198
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 14:19
- 2 Samuel 3:27So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the belly so that he died on account of the blood of Asahel his brother.
- 2 Samuel 1:14Then David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”
- 1 Kings 2:5“Now you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed; he also shed the blood of war in peace. And he put the blood of war on his belt about his waist, and on his sandals on his feet.
- 2 Samuel 11:11Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in temporary shelters, and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping in the open field. Shall I then go to my house to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife? By your life and the life of your soul, I will not do this thing.”
- 1 Samuel 1:26She said, “Oh, my lord! As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you, praying to the Lord.
- 1 Samuel 17:55Now when Saul saw David going out against the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” And Abner said, “By your life, O king, I do not know.”
- 1 Samuel 20:3Yet David vowed again, saying, “Your father knows well that I have found favor in your sight, and he has said, ‘Do not let Jonathan know this, or he will be grieved.’ But truly as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, there is hardly a step between me and death.”
- 1 Samuel 25:26“Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, since the Lord has restrained you from shedding blood, and from avenging yourself by your own hand, now then let your enemies and those who seek evil against my lord, be as Nabal.
- 2 Kings 2:2Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here please, for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.
- Numbers 20:17Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or through vineyard; we will not even drink water from a well. We will go along the king’s highway, not turning to the right or left, until we pass through your territory.’”
- Deuteronomy 5:32So you shall observe to do just as the Lord your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right or to the left.
- Deuteronomy 28:14and do not turn aside from any of the words which I command you today, to the right or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
- Joshua 1:7Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go.
- Proverbs 4:27Do not turn to the right nor to the left; Turn your foot from evil.
- 2 Samuel 14:3then go to the king and speak to him in this manner.” So Joab put the words in her mouth.
- Exodus 4:15You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth; and I, even I, will be with your mouth and his mouth, and I will teach you what you are to do.
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
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