2 Samuel 14:4

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 to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there and said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments now, and do not anoint yourself with oil, but be like a woman who has been mourning for the dead many days; 3then go to the king and speak to him in this manner.” So Joab put the words in her mouth. Now 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.” 5The king said to her, “What is your trouble?” And she answered, “Truly I am a widow, for my husband is dead. 6Your maidservant had two sons, but the two of them struggled together in the field, and there was no one to separate them, so one struck the other and killed him.

2 Samuel 14:4 word by word

וַ֠תֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁ֤ה הַתְּקֹעִית֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַתִּפֹּ֧ל עַל־אַפֶּ֛יהָ אַ֖רְצָה וַתִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ וַתֹּ֖אמֶר הוֹשִׁ֥עָה הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סRead the interlinear

• Now when the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• of Tekoaתְּקוֹעִיteqô‛îy teqô‛îy · TekoaH8621
• spokeאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• she fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• on her faceאַף'aph · faceH639
• to the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• prostratedשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
• Helpיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 14:4

• 2 Samuel 1:2On the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn and dust on his head. And it came about when he came to David that he fell to the ground and prostrated himself.
• 1 Samuel 20:41When the lad was gone, David rose from the south side and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed three times. And they kissed each other and wept together, but David wept the more.
• 1 Samuel 25:23When Abigail saw David, she hurried and dismounted from her donkey, and fell on her face before David and bowed herself to the ground.
• 2 Kings 6:26As 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 orphan who had no helper.
• Luke 18:3There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me legal protection from my opponent.’

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

Topics related to 2 Samuel 14:4

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

In the dictionaries

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

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