2 Samuel 14:5

2 Samuel 14:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
• New International Version (NIV)The king asked her, “What is troubling you?” She said, “I am a widow; my husband is dead.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the king said to her, "What is your trouble?" She answered, "Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the king said to her, “What troubles you?” And she answered, “Indeed I am a widow, my husband is dead.

Context of 2 Samuel 14:5

3Go to the king and speak to him in the following fashion.” Then Joab told her what to say. 4So 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!” The 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. 7Now the entire family has risen up against your servant, saying, ‘Turn over the one who struck down his brother, so that we can execute him and avenge the death of his brother whom he killed. In so doing we will also destroy the heir.’ They want to extinguish my remaining coal, leaving no one on the face of the earth to carry on the name of my husband.”

2 Samuel 14:5 word by word

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֥הּ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מַה־לָּ֑ךְ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אֲבָ֛ל אִשָּֽׁה־אַלְמָנָ֥ה אָ֖נִי וַיָּ֥מָת אִישִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• indeedאֲבָל'ăbâl · trulyH61
• a widowאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• and mine husbandאִישׁ'îysh · man: husbandH376
• is deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 14:5

• 2 Samuel 12:1So the Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to David, Nathan said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
• Judges 9:8“The trees were determined to go out and choose a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king!’

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5I am indeed a widow woman - It is very possible that the principal facts mentioned here were real, and that Joab found out a person whose circumstances bore a near resemblance to that which he wished to represent.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 14:5

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

In the dictionaries

• Comfortable
• David
• Discern
• Feign
• Heart
• Respect
• Thank
• Wise
• Ail
• Amos (1)

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