⁴And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she ^efell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, ^†Help, O king. ⁵And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, ^fI am ^gindeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

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Footnotes

e 1 Sam. 20:41. ch. 1:2.
†Heb. Save. So ch. 10:11. 2 Kin. 6:26.
fSee ch. 12:1.
g Gen. 17:19. Ezra 10:13 (Heb.).

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When the woman from Tekoa came to the king, she fell facedown to the ground, paid homage, and said, “Help me, Your Majesty!”

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

“Sadly, I am a widow; my husband died,” she said.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.