2 Samuel 14:19
17 Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.
18 Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:
20 To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
21 And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.
- KJV
- And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:
- WEB
- The king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” The woman answered, “As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken; for your servant Joab urged me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your servant.
- ASV
- And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid;
- DARBY
- And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, [As] thy soul liveth, my lord, O king, there is no turning to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king has spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words into the mouth of thy bondmaid:
- BLB
- And the king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman answered and said, “[As] you live, my lord the king, there is no one turning to the right or turning to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. For your servant Joab, he commanded me, and he put in the mouth of your maidservant all these words.
- ÅB
- Da sa kongen: Har ikke Joab sin hånd med i alt dette? Kvinnen svarte: Så sant du lever, herre konge: Ingen kan komme utenom noe av det min herre kongen taler, hverken til høyre eller venstre. Det var din tjener Joab som påla meg dette og la alle disse ord i din tjenerinnes munn.
- OTB
- Så sa kongen, “Er Joabs hånd med deg i alt dette?” Og kvinnen svarte, “Så sant din sjel lever, min herre kongen, ingen kan vende seg til høyre eller til venstre fra noe som min herre kongen har talt. Det var virkelig din tjener Joab som befalte meg, og det var han som la alle disse ordene i din tjenerinnes munn.
- B1930
- Da sa kongen: Har ikke Joab sin hånd med i alt dette? Kvinnen svarte: Så sant du lever, herre konge: Ingen kan komme utenom noget av det min herre kongen taler, hverken til høire eller venstre. Det var din tjener Joab som påla mig dette og la alle disse ord i din tjenerinnes munn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 14:3
And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
Read in context1 Samuel 1:26
And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.
Read in contextLuke 21:15
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 5:32
Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
Read in context2 Samuel 11:14–15
And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
Read in context2 Samuel 3:29
Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.
Read in context1 Samuel 25:26
Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
Read in context2 Samuel 3:34
Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.
Read in context