2 Samuel 14:4

And when the woman of Thecua was come in to the king, she fell before him upon the ground, and worshipped, and said: Save me, O king.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3And thou shalt go in to the king, and shalt speak to him in this manner. And Joab put the words in her mouth.

5And the king said to her: What is the matter with thee? She answered: Alas, I am a widow woman: for my husband is dead.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 25:23And when Abigail saw David she made haste and lighted off the ass, and fell before David, on her face, and adored upon the ground.

2 Samuel 14:22And Joab falling down to the ground upon his face, adored, and blessed the king: and Joab said: This day thy servant hath understood, that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king: for thou hast fulfilled the request of thy servant.

Job 29:12Because I had delivered the poor man that cried out; and the fatherless that had no helper.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 14:2-21

Joab's Stratagem in Absalom's Favour; The Art of Joab. ( b. c. 1029.) 1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom. 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. 4 And when the woman… Read the whole commentary →

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