2 Samuel 14:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.”

2 Samuel 14:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 14:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 14:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Go in to the king and speak like this to him.” So Joab put the words in her mouth.”

2 Samuel 14:3 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 14:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and go in to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth. ”

2 Samuel 14:3 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 14:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and thou hast gone unto the king, and spoken unto him, according to this word;' and Joab putteth the words into her mouth.”

2 Samuel 14:3 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 14:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and come to the king, and speak after this manner to him. And Joab put the words into her mouth. ”

2 Samuel 14:3 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 14:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And come to the King, and speake on this maner vnto him, (for Ioab taught her what she should say).”

2 Samuel 14:3 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 14:3 in Context — 2 Samuel 14

1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.

2 And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

3 And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

4 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.

5 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

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What Does 2 Samuel 14:3 Mean?

2 Samuel 14:3 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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