2 Samuel 14:4

And, when the woman of Tekoa came in unto the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did homage,—and said—Save, O king!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

3so shalt thou come in unto the king, and speak unto him, after this manner. And Joab put the words in her mouth.

5And the king said to her—What aileth thee? And she said—Of a truth, a widow woman, am I, for my husband is dead.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 25:23And, when Abigail saw David, she hastened, and alighted from off her ass,—and fell down before David upon her face, and prostrated herself on the ground;

2 Samuel 14:22So Joab fell with his face to the earth, and did homage, and blessed the king,—and Joab said—To-day, doth thy servant know, that I have found favour in thine eyes, my lord O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of thy servant.

Job 29:12Because I used to deliver the oppressed who was crying out for aid, the fatherless also, and him 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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