2 Samuel 14:4 — Bible Verse (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.”
2 Samuel 14:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 14:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 14:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, showed respect, and said, “Help, O king!””
2 Samuel 14:4 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 14:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
2 Samuel 14:4 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 14:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.'”
2 Samuel 14:4 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 14:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the woman of Tekoah spoke to the king, and she fell on her face to the ground and did obeisance, and said, Save, O king! ”
2 Samuel 14:4 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 14:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the woman of Tekoah spake vnto the king, and fel downe on her face to the ground, and did obeysance, and sayd, Helpe, O King.”
2 Samuel 14:4 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 14:4 in Context — 2 Samuel 14
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.
6 And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.
What Does 2 Samuel 14:4 Mean?
2 Samuel 14:4 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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