2 Samuel 14:16

2 Samuel 14:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.
• New International Version (NIV)Perhaps the king will agree to deliver his servant from the hand of the man who is trying to cut off both me and my son from God’s inheritance.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the king will hear and deliver his servant from the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together from the heritage of God.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the king will hear and deliver his maidservant from the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together from the inheritance of God.’

Context of 2 Samuel 14:16

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. Yes! The king may listen and deliver his female servant from the hand of the man who seeks to remove both me and my son from the inheritance God has given us!’ 17So your servant said, ‘May the word of my lord the king be my security, for my lord the king is like the angel of God when it comes to deciding between right and wrong! May the Lord your God be with you!’” 18Then the king replied to the woman, “Don’t hide any information from me when I question you.” The woman said, “Let my lord the king speak!”

2 Samuel 14:16 word by word

כִּ֚י יִשְׁמַ֣ע הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְהַצִּ֥יל אֶת־אֲמָת֖וֹ מִכַּ֣ף הָאִ֑ישׁ לְהַשְׁמִ֨יד אֹתִ֤י וְאֶת־בְּנִי֙ יַ֔חַד מִֽנַּחֲלַ֖ת אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• will hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• to deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• his handmaidאָמָה'âmâh · maidservantH519
• out of the handכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• of the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• destroyשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
• me and my sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• togetherיַ֫חַדyachad · unitednessH3162
• out of the inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14:16

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16The woman again spoke about her own case. She argued that the king’s concern for Absalom kept him from addressing justice among his people (see 2 Samuel 13:39 and study note on 2 Samuel 13:39). cut off both: If her only remaining son were killed, her family would lose its ancestral land (compare Numbers 27:1–11).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 14:16

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

In the dictionaries

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

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