Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then the king asked her, "{What do you want}?" And she said, "Truly I [am] a widow, and my husband [is] dead.
New American Standard Bible
The king said to her, “What is your trouble?” And she
King James Version
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
Holman Bible
“What’s the matter?” the king asked her.
“To tell the truth, I am a widow; my husband died,” she said.
International Standard Version
The king asked her, "What's your problem?"
A Conservative Version
And the king said to her, What troubles thee? And she answered, Of a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
American Standard Version
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, Of a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
Amplified
The king asked her, “
Bible in Basic English
And the king said to her, What is your trouble? And her answer was, Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
Darby Translation
And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she said, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
Julia Smith Translation
And the king will say to her, What to thee? And she will say, Truly I a widow woman, and my husband will die.
King James 2000
And the king said unto her, What ails you? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
Modern King James verseion
And the king said to her, What ails you? And she answered, I am indeed a widow, and my husband died.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the king said unto her, "What aileth thee?" And she answered, "I am a widow, and mine husband is dead.
NET Bible
The king replied to her, "What do you want?" She answered, "I am a widow; my husband is dead.
New Heart English Bible
The king said to her, "What ails you?" She answered, "Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
The Emphasized Bible
And the king said to her - What aileth thee? And she said - Of a truth, a widow woman, am I, for my husband is dead.
Webster
And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
World English Bible
The king said to her, "What ails you?" She answered, "Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the king saith to her, 'What -- to thee?' and she saith, 'Truly a widow woman am I, and my husband dieth,
Themes
Absalom » Is permitted by david to return to jerusalem
Avenger of blood » Law concerning, set aside. By david
David » King of israel » Absalom's return
Dishonesty » Instances of » Joab's guile in securing absalom's return
intercession » Instances of » Joab for absalom
Joab » Son of david's sister » Procures the return of absalom to jerusalem
Kindness » Instances of » Joab to absalom
Obsequiousness » Instances of » The woman of tekoah
Parables » Remarkable parables of the old testament
Parables » Of the woman of tekoa
Tact » Joab's trick in obtaining david's consent to the return of absalom
Widow's » Were clothed in mourning after the decease of husbands
Topics
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 14:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joab Plots To Reconcile David With Absalom
4 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!" 5 Then the king asked her, "{What do you want}?" And she said, "Truly I [am] a widow, and my husband [is] dead. 6 Your servant had two sons, and they both fought in the open field, and there [was] no one {to part them}. One struck the other and killed him.
Cross References
Judges 9:8-15
"The trees went certainly, to anoint a king over themselves. And they said to the olive tree, 'Rule over us.'
2 Samuel 12:1-3
So Yahweh sent Nathan to David, and he came to him and said, "Two men were in a certain city; one [was] rich and the other [was] poor.