2 Samuel 14:3-5
New King James Version
3 Go to the king and speak to him in this manner.” So Joab (A)put the words in her mouth.
4 And when the woman of Tekoa [a]spoke to the king, she (B)fell on her face to the ground and prostrated herself, and said, (C)“Help, O king!”
5 Then the king said to her, “What troubles you?”
And she answered, (D)“Indeed I am a widow, my husband is dead.
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- 2 Samuel 14:4 Many Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Vg. came
2 Samuel 14:3-5
English Standard Version
3 Go to the king and speak thus to him.” So Joab (A)put the words in her mouth.
4 When the woman of Tekoa came to the king, (B)she fell on her face to the ground and paid homage and said, (C)“Save me, O king.” 5 And the king said to her, “What is your trouble?” She answered, (D)“Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.
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