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 from there a wise woman. He told her, “Pretend to be in mourning and put on garments for mourning. Don’t anoint yourself with oil. Instead, act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for some time. 3Go to the king and speak to him in the following fashion.” Then Joab told her what to say. So the Tekoan woman went to the king. She bowed down with her face to the ground in deference to him and said, “Please help me, O king!” 5The king replied to her, “What do you want?” She answered, “I am a widow; my husband is dead. 6Your servant has two sons. When the two of them got into a fight in the field, there was no one present who could intervene. One of them 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• of Tekoahתְּקוֹעִיteqô‛îy teqô‛îy · TekoaH8621
• spakeאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• she fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• on her faceאַף'aph · faceH639
• to the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• and did obeisanceשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
• Helpיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 14:4

• 2 Samuel 1:2On the third day a man arrived from the camp of Saul with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. When he approached David, the man threw himself to the ground.
• 1 Samuel 20:41When the servant had left, David got up from beside the mound, knelt with his face to the ground, and bowed three times. Then they kissed each other and they both wept, especially David.
• 1 Samuel 25:23When Abigail saw David, she got down quickly from the donkey, threw herself down before David, and bowed to the ground.
• 2 Kings 6:26While the king of Israel was passing by on the city wall, a woman shouted to him, “Help us, my master, O king!”
• Job 29:12for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;
• Luke 18:3There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

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