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2 Samuel 14:3-5
International Standard Version
2 Samuel 14:3-5
International Standard Version
3 Then go to the king and speak to him like this…” Then Joab told her what to say.
4 When the woman from Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, prostrating herself to address him, “Help, your majesty!”
5 The king asked her, “What’s your problem?”[a]
“I’ve been a widowed woman[b] ever since my husband died,” she answered.
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- 2 Samuel 14:5 The Heb. lacks problem
- 2 Samuel 14:5 I.e. a widow of meager resources, low social status, and limited circumstances, therefore eligible to receive special assistance from Israel’s society.
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