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2 Samuel 14:4–5

When the woman of Tekoa came to the king, yshe fell on her face to the ground and paid homage and said, z“Save me, O king.” And the king said to her, “What is your trouble?” She answered, a“Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.

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2 Samuel 14:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell with her face to the ground to pay him honor, and she said, “Help me, Your Majesty!”

The king asked her, “What is troubling you?”

She said, “I am a widow; my husband is dead.

2 Samuel 14:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

2 Samuel 14:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

When the woman from Tekoa approached the king, she bowed with her face to the ground in deep respect and cried out, “O king! Help me!”

“What’s the trouble?” the king asked.

“Alas, I am a widow!” she replied. “My husband is dead.

2 Samuel 14:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And when the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and prostrated herself, and said, “Help, O king!”

Then the king said to her, “What troubles you?”

And she answered, “Indeed I am a widow, my husband is dead.

2 Samuel 14:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

So the woman from Tekoa spoke to the king. She bowed facedown on the ground to show respect and said, “My king, help me!”

King David asked her, “What is the matter?”

The woman said, “I am a widow; my husband is dead.

2 Samuel 14:4–5 — American Standard Version (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. And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, Of a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead.

2 Samuel 14:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (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! And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she said, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.

2 Samuel 14:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The woman from Tekoa cameto the king and immediately bowed down with her face touching the ground. “Help ⸤me⸥, Your Majesty,” she said. 

The king asked her, “What can I do for you?” 

She answered, “I’m a widow; my husband is dead.

2 Samuel 14:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

When the woman from Tekoa came to the king, she fell with her face to the ground in homage and said, “Help me, my king!”

“What’s the matter?” the king asked her.

“To tell the truth, I am a widow; my husband died,” she said.

2 Samuel 14:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

When the woman of Tekoa came to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and did obeisance, and said, “Help, O king!” The king asked her, “What is your trouble?” She answered, “Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.

2 Samuel 14:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

So the Tekoite woman spoke to the king, and she fell on her face to the ground and did obeisance. She said, “Help me, O king!” Then the king asked her, “What do you want?” And she said, “Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.

2 Samuel 14:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The woman from Tekoa went to the king. She bowed down with her face toward the ground. She did it to show him respect. She said, “King David, please help me!”

The king asked her, “What’s bothering you?”

She said, “I’m a widow. My husband is dead.

2 Samuel 14:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Now when the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and prostrated herself and said, “Help, O king.”

The king said to her, “What is your trouble?” And she answered, “Truly I am a widow, for my husband is dead.


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