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2 Samuel 14:2-4
Legacy Standard Bible
2 Samuel 14:2-4
Legacy Standard Bible
2 So Joab sent to (A)Tekoa and [a]brought a wise woman from there and said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments now, and do not (B)anoint yourself with oil, but be like a woman who has been mourning for the dead many days; 3 then you shall go to the king and speak to him in this manner.” So Joab put (C)the words in her mouth.
4 So the woman of Tekoa [b]spoke to the king, and she fell on her [c]face to the ground and (D)prostrated herself and said, “(E)Save, O king.”
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- 2 Samuel 14:2 Lit took
- 2 Samuel 14:4 Many mss and ancient versions came
- 2 Samuel 14:4 Lit nose
2 Samuel 14:2-4
New International Version
2 Samuel 14:2-4
New International Version
2 So Joab sent someone to Tekoa(A) and had a wise woman(B) brought from there. He said to her, “Pretend you are in mourning. Dress in mourning clothes, and don’t use any cosmetic lotions.(C) Act like a woman who has spent many days grieving for the dead. 3 Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab(D) put the words in her mouth.
4 When the woman from Tekoa went[a] to the king, she fell with her face to the ground to pay him honor, and she said, “Help me, Your Majesty!”
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- 2 Samuel 14:4 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts spoke
2 Samuel 14:2-4
King James Version
2 Samuel 14:2-4
King James Version
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 of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.
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2 Samuel 14:2-4
New King James Version
2 Samuel 14:2-4
New King James Version
2 And Joab sent to (A)Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman, and said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner, (B)and put on mourning apparel; do not anoint yourself with oil, but act like a woman who has been mourning a long time for the dead. 3 Go to the king and speak to him in this manner.” So Joab (C)put the words in her mouth.
4 And when the woman of Tekoa [a]spoke to the king, she (D)fell on her face to the ground and prostrated herself, and said, (E)“Help, O king!”
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- 2 Samuel 14:4 Many Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Vg. came
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