2 Samuel 14:13

2 Samuel 14:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished.
• New International Version (NIV)The woman said, “Why then have you devised a thing like this against the people of God? When the king says this, does he not convict himself, for the king has not brought back his banished son?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the woman said, "Why then have you planned such a thing against the people of God? For in giving this decision the king convicts himself, inasmuch as the king does not bring his banished one home again.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the woman said: “Why then have you schemed such a thing against the people of God? For the king speaks this thing as one who is guilty, in that the king does not bring his banished one home again.

Context of 2 Samuel 14:13

11She replied, “In that case, let the king invoke the name of the Lord your God so that the avenger of blood may not kill! Then they will not destroy my son!” He replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, not a single hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.” 12Then the woman said, “Please permit your servant to speak to my lord the king about another matter.” He replied, “Tell me.” The woman said, “Why have you devised something like this against God’s people? When the king speaks in this fashion, he makes himself guilty, for the king has not brought back the one he has banished. 14Certainly we must die, and are like water spilled on the ground that cannot be gathered up again. But God does not take away life; instead he devises ways for the banished to be restored. 15I have now come to speak with my lord the king about this matter, because the people have made me fearful. But your servant said, ‘I will speak to the king! Perhaps the king will do what his female servant asks.

2 Samuel 14:13 word by word

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וְלָ֧מָּה חָשַׁ֛בְתָּה כָּזֹ֖את עַל־עַ֣ם אֱלֹהִ֑ים וּמִדַּבֵּ֨ר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ הַדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ כְּאָשֵׁ֔ם לְבִלְתִּ֛י הָשִׁ֥יב הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶֽת־נִדְּחֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Wherefore then hast thou thoughtחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• such a thing against the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• for the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• doth speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
• this thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: promisedH1697
• as one which is faultyאָשֵׁם'âshêm · guiltyH818
• doth not fetch home againשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• his banishedנָדַחnâdach · to banishH5080

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 14:13

• 2 Samuel 12:7Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I chose you to be king over Israel and I rescued you from the hand of Saul.
• 1 Kings 20:40Well, it just so happened that while your servant was doing this and that, he disappeared.” The king of Israel said to him, “Your punishment is already determined by your own testimony.”
• Luke 7:42When they could not pay, he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”
• 2 Samuel 7:8“So now, say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord of hosts says: I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you leader of my people Israel.
• Judges 20:2The leaders of all the people from all the tribes of Israel took their places in the assembly of God’s people, which numbered four hundred thousand sword-wielding foot soldiers.
• 2 Samuel 13:37But Absalom fled and went to King Talmai son of Ammihud of Geshur. And David grieved over his son every day.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing - The woman, having now got the king's promise confirmed by all oath, that her son should not suffer for the murder of his brother, comes immediately to her conclusion: Is not the king to blame? Does he now act a consistent part? He is willing to pardon the meanest of his subjects the murder of a brother at the instance of a poor widow, and he is not willing to pardon his son Absalom, whose restoration to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13against the people of God: The woman argued that David was harming the entire kingdom by keeping Absalom in exile. She suggested that conflict in the royal family would spread to the wider society, or that David’s focus on Absalom would distract him from ruling well (2 Samuel 14:16).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 14:13

• Absalom
• David
• Dishonesty
• Exile
• Intercession
• Joab
• Kindness
• Obsequiousness
• Tact

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• people of God
• Comfortable
• David
• Discern
• Feign
• Heart
• Respect
• Thank

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