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2 Samuel 14:4

Tekoa

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.

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.

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BSB
When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!”
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.
WEB
When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, showed respect, and said, “Help, O king!”
ASV
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.
DARBY
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!
BLB
And the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, and she fell on her nose to the ground, and bowed low, and said, “Save [me], O king.”
ÅB
Og kvinnen fra Tekoa talte til kongen - hun kastet seg ned for ham med ansiktet mot jorden og sa: Hjelp, konge!
OTB
Da kvinnen fra Tekoa talte til kongen, falt hun på sitt ansikt til jorden og hyllet ham, og sa, “Hjelp meg, konge.”
B1930
Og kvinnen fra Tekoa talte til kongen - hun kastet sig ned for ham med ansiktet mot jorden og sa: Hjelp, konge!

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Cross references

  • 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,

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Luke 18:3–5

    And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

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  • Job 29:12–14

    Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

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  • 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.

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