then go to the king and speak to him in this manner.” So Joab put (A)the words in her mouth.

Now when the woman of Tekoa [a]spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and (B)prostrated herself and said, “(C)Help, O king.” The king said to her, “What is your trouble?” And she [b]answered, “Truly I am a widow, for my husband is dead.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 14:4 Many mss and ancient versions read came
  2. 2 Samuel 14:5 Lit said