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2 Samuel 14:13

Conflict and reconciliation

11 Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

12 Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished.

14 For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.

15 Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The woman asked, “Why have you devised a thing like this against the people of God? When the king says this, does he not convict himself, since he has not brought back his own banished son?
KJV
And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished.
WEB
The woman said, “Why then have you devised such a thing against the people of God? For in speaking this word the king is as one who is guilty, in that the king does not bring home again his banished one.
ASV
And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou devised such a thing against the people of God? for in speaking this word the king is as one that is guilty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished one.
DARBY
And the woman said, Why then hast thou thought such a thing against God's people? and the king in saying this thing, is as one guilty, in that the king does not bring back his banished one.
BLB
And the woman said, “And why have you schemed such as this against the people of God? For the king speaks this thing as one who is guilty, [in that] the king does not bring home again his banished one.
ÅB
Så sa kvinnen: Hvorfor tenker du da på slikt mot Guds folk? Etter det ord kongen har talt, er det som han selv var skyldig, når kongen ikke lar den han har støtt fra seg, komme tilbake.
OTB
Så sa kvinnen, “Hvorfor har du da planlagt en slik ting mot Guds folk? For ved å tale dette ordet, er kongen som en som er skyldig, i det at kongen ikke bringer tilbake sin forviste.
B1930
Så sa kvinnen: Hvorfor tenker du da på slikt mot Guds folk? Efter det ord kongen har talt, er det som han selv var skyldig, når kongen ikke lar den han har støtt fra sig, komme tilbake.

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 13:37–38

    But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

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  • 2 Samuel 12:7

    And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

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  • 1 Kings 20:40–42

    And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.

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  • Judges 20:2

    And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.

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  • 2 Samuel 7:8

    Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

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  • Luke 7:42–44

    And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

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