2 Samuel 14:4
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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.When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!”
In other translations
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.When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!”
Hebrew words
וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559הָאִשָּׁהha'ishahthe womanH802הַתְּקֹעִיתhateko'it<the> TekoiteH8621אֶל־'el-toH413הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428וַתִּפֹּלvatipoland she fellH5307עַל־'al-onH5921אַפֶּיהָ'apeihaface herH639אַרְצָה'artzah[the] ground towardsH776וַתִּשְׁתָּחוּvatishtachuand she bowed downH7812וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559הוֹשִׁעָהhoshi'ahsave !H3467הַמֶּלֶךְ׃ סhamelekhO kingH4428
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Related verses
- 1 Samuel 25:23And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.
- 2 Samuel 1:2It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.
- 2 Kings 6:26-2826 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king. 27 And he said, If the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress? 28 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.26 As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help me, my lord the king!” 27 He answered, “If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?” 28 Then the king asked her, “What is the matter?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him, and tomorrow we will eat my son.’
- 1 Samuel 20:41And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.
- Luke 18:3-53 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. 4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; 5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.3 And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ 4 For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men, 5 yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.’”
- Job 29:12-1412 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. 13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.12 because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper. 13 The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.
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People and places
Places: Tekoa