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2 Samuel 14:4
4When the woman from Tekoa approached the king, she bowed with her face to the ground in deep respect and cried out, “O king! Help me!”
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 he sent for a woman from Tekoa who had a reputation for great wisdom. He said to her, “Pretend you are in mourning; wear mourning clothes and don’t put on lotions. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time. 3Then go to the king and tell him the story I am about to tell you.” Then Joab told her what to say. When the woman from Tekoa approached the king, she bowed with her face to the ground in deep respect and cried out, “O king! Help me!” 5“What’s the trouble?” the king asked. “Alas, I am a widow!” she replied. “My husband is dead. 6My two sons had a fight out in the field. And since no one was there to stop it, one of them was killed.
Read all of 2 Samuel 142 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 Saul’s army camp. He had torn his clothes and put dirt on his head to show that he was in mourning. He fell to the ground before David in deep respect.
- 1 Samuel 20:41As soon as the boy was gone, David came out from where he had been hiding near the stone pile. Then David bowed three times to Jonathan with his face to the ground. Both of them were in tears as they embraced each other and said good-bye, especially David.
- 1 Samuel 25:23When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed low before him.
- 2 Kings 6:26One day as the king of Israel was walking along the wall of the city, a woman called to him, “Please help me, my lord the king!”
- Job 29:12For I assisted the poor in their need and the orphans who required help.
- Luke 18:3A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, ‘Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy.’
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
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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
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