2 Samuel 14:19
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And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.
In other translations
And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428הֲיַדhayad¿ [is] [the] hand ofH3027יוֹאָבyo'avJoabH3097אִתָּךְ'itakhwith youH854בְּכָל־bekholin allH3605זֹאתzotthisH2063וַתַּעַןvata'anand she answeredH6030הָאִשָּׁהha'ishahthe womanH802וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559חֵי־chei-[by] [the] life ofH2416נַפְשְׁךָnafshekhaself yourH5315אֲדֹנִי'adoniO lord myH113הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428אִם־'im-ifH518אִשׁ׀'ishthere isH786לְהֵמִיןleheminto go to [the] rightH3231וּלְהַשְׂמִילulehasmiland to go to [the] leftH8041מִכֹּלmikolfrom allH3605אֲשֶׁר־'asher-thatH834דִּבֶּרdiberhe has spokenH1696אֲדֹנִי'adonilord myH113הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428כִּי־ki-forH3588עַבְדְּךָ'avdekhaservant yourH5650יוֹאָבyo'avJoabH3097הוּאhu'heH1931צִוָּנִיtzivanihe commanded meH6680וְהוּאvehu'and heH1931שָׂםsamhe putH7760בְּפִיbefiin [the] mouth ofH6310שִׁפְחָתְךָshifchatekhamaidservant yourH8198אֵת'et<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605הַדְּבָרִיםhadevarimthe wordsH1697הָאֵלֶּה׃ha'eleh<the> theseH428
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Related verses
- 2 Samuel 14:3And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth.
- 1 Samuel 1:26And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord.“Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.
- 2 Samuel 3:27And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.
- Joshua 1:7Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.
- 2 Kings 2:2And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Beth–el. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth–el.and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.
- 2 Samuel 11:11And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!”
- Deuteronomy 5:32Ye shall observe to do therefore as the Lord your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.
- 2 Samuel 3:34Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. As a man falls before the wicked, so also you fell.” And all the people wept over him even more.
- Luke 21:15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
- Numbers 20:17Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king’s high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.Please let us pass through your land. We will not cut through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.”
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People: Joab