Parallel Verses
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,
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.
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.
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.
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 And the woman of Tekoah speaketh unto the king, and falleth on her face to the earth, and doth obeisance, and saith, 'Save, O king.' 5 And the king saith to her, 'What -- to thee?' and she saith, 'Truly a widow woman am I, and my husband dieth, 6 and thy maid-servant hath two sons; and they strive both of them in a field, and there is no deliverer between them, and the one smiteth the other, and putteth him to death;
Cross References
Judges 9:8-15
'The trees have diligently gone to anoint over them a king, and they say to the olive, Reign thou over us.
2 Samuel 12:1-3
And Jehovah sendeth Nathan unto David, and he cometh unto him, and saith to him: 'Two men have been in one city; One rich and one poor;