Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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!” New Living Translation 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!” English Standard Version 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.” Berean Standard Bible When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!” King James Bible 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 King James Version 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!” New American Standard Bible Now 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!” NASB 1995 Now 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.” NASB 1977 Now 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.” Legacy Standard Bible So the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, and she fell on her face to the ground and prostrated herself and said, “Save, O king.” Amplified Bible When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she bowed with her face to the ground and lay herself down, and said, “Help, O king.” Christian Standard Bible When the woman from Tekoa came to the king, she fell facedown to the ground, paid homage, and said, “Help me, Your Majesty! ” Holman Christian Standard Bible When the woman from Tekoa came to the king, she fell with her face to the ground in homage and said, “Help me, my king!"” American Standard Version And when the woman of Tekoa spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the Tequoan woman entered to the King, and she fell on her face on the ground, and she worshiped the King, and she said: “Save me, my Lord the King!” Brenton Septuagint Translation So the woman of Thecoe went in to the king and fell upon her face to the earth, and did him obeisance, and said, Help, O king, help. Contemporary English Version The woman from Tekoa went to David. She bowed very low and said, "Your Majesty, please help me!" Douay-Rheims Bible And when the woman of Thecua was come in to the king, she fell before him upon the ground, and worshipped, and said: Save me, O king. English Revised Version And when the woman of Tekoa spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king. GOD'S WORD® Translation The woman from Tekoa came to the king and immediately bowed down with her face touching the ground. "Help [me], Your Majesty," she said. Good News Translation The woman went to the king, bowed down to the ground in respect, and said, "Help me, Your Majesty!" International Standard Version When the woman from Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, prostrating herself to address him, "Help, your majesty!" JPS Tanakh 1917 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.' Literal Standard Version And the woman of Tekoah speaks to the king, and falls on her face to the earth, and pays respect, and says, “Save, O king.” Majority Standard Bible When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!” New American Bible So the woman of Tekoa went to the king and fell to the ground in homage, saying, “Help, O king!” NET Bible 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!" New Revised Standard Version When the woman of Tekoa came to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and did obeisance, and said, “Help, O king!” New Heart English Bible And the woman of Tekoa went to the king, and she bowed down with her face to the ground, and showed respect, and said, "Help, O king." Webster's Bible Translation And when the woman of Tekoah spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king. World English Bible When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, showed respect, and said, “Help, O king!” Young's Literal Translation And the woman of Tekoah speaketh unto the king, and falleth on her face to the earth, and doth obeisance, and saith, 'Save, O king.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Absalom's Return to Jerusalem…3Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth. 4 When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!” 5“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.… Cross References 1 Samuel 25:23 When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him. 2 Samuel 14:5 "What troubles you?" the king asked her. "Indeed," she said, "I am a widow, for my husband is dead. 2 Samuel 18:28 Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, "All is well!" And he bowed facedown before the king. He continued, "Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king." 2 Kings 6:26 As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, "Help me, my lord the king!" Treasury of Scripture And when the woman of Tekoah spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king. fell on her 2 Samuel 1:2 It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance. 1 Samuel 20:41 And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded. 1 Samuel 25:23 And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, Help [heb] Save 2 Kings 6:26-28 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king… Job 29:12-14 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him… Luke 18:3-5 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary… Jump to Previous Earth Face Falleth Falling Fell Ground Help Herself Honor Honour Obeisance Pay Prostrated Save Speaketh Tekoa Teko'a TekoahJump to Next Earth Face Falleth Falling Fell Ground Help Herself Honor Honour Obeisance Pay Prostrated Save Speaketh Tekoa Teko'a Tekoah2 Samuel 14 1. Joab, suborning a widow of Tekoah to incline the king's heart to fetch Absalom,21. brings him home to Jerusalem 25. Absalom's beauty, hair, and children 28. After two years, Absalom is brought into the king's presence by Joab (4) Spake to the king.--Many MSS. and the LXX., Vulg., and Syriac have came to the king. The difference is immaterial.Verse 4. - When the woman of Tekoah spake. All the versions and several manuscripts read, as the sense requires, "when the woman of Tekoah came." There is an interesting article in De Rossi, fixing with much probability the twelfth century as the date of this error. Though Absalom subsequently (2 Samuel 15:4) complained of the lax administration of justice in the realm, yet evidently this woman had the right of bringing her suit before the king; and we may be sure that Joab would take care that nothing unusual was done, lest it should awaken the king's suspicions. But possibly there was a want of method in judicial matters, and very much was left in the hands of the tribal officers, such as we find mentioned in Joshua 24:1. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When the womanהָאִשָּׁ֤ה (hā·’iš·šāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female from Tekoa הַתְּקֹעִית֙ (hat·tə·qō·‘îṯ) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8621: Tekoite -- inhabitant of Tekoa went to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the king, הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king she fell וַתִּפֹּ֧ל (wat·tip·pōl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie facedown אַפֶּ֛יהָ (’ap·pe·hā) Noun - mdc | third person feminine singular Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire in homage וַתִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ (wat·tiš·tā·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate and said, וַ֠תֹּאמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Help me, הוֹשִׁ֥עָה (hō·wō·ši·‘āh) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor O king!” הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Links 2 Samuel 14:4 NIV2 Samuel 14:4 NLT 2 Samuel 14:4 ESV 2 Samuel 14:4 NASB 2 Samuel 14:4 KJV 2 Samuel 14:4 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 14:4 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 14:4 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 14:4 French Bible 2 Samuel 14:4 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 14:4 When the woman of Tekoa spoke (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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