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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/14.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_samuel/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Perhaps the king will agree to deliver his servant from the hand of the man who is trying to cut off both me and my son from God&#8217s inheritance.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />and rescue us from those who would cut us off from the inheritance God has given us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For the king will hear and deliver his servant from the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together from the heritage of God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the king will hear and deliver his maidservant from the hand of the man who would cut off both me and my son from God’s inheritance.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man <i>that would</i> destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the king will hear and deliver his maidservant from the hand of the man <i>who would</i> destroy me and my son together from the inheritance of God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the king will listen, to save his slave from the hand of the man who would eliminate both me and my son from the inheritance of God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216For the king will hear and deliver his maidservant from the hand of the man who would destroy both me and my son from the inheritance of God.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘For the king will hear and deliver his maidservant from the hand of the man who would destroy both me and my son from the inheritance of God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the king will listen and deliver his maidservant from the hand of the man who would destroy both me and my son from the inheritance of God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For the king will hear and save his maidservant from the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together from the inheritance of God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The king will surely listen in order to keep his servant from the grasp of this man who would eliminate both me and my son from God’s inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The king will surely listen in order to rescue his servant from the hand of this man who would eliminate both me and my son from God&#8217s inheritance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the king will hear, to deliver his servant out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In fact, I knew that you would listen and save my son and me from those who want to take the land that God gave us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the king will hear to deliver his servant out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Maybe the king will listen and rescue me, his subject, from the man who wants to cut off both me and my son from [our] God-given inheritance.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I thought you would listen to me and save me from the one who is trying to kill my son and me and so remove us from the land God gave his people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Perhaps the king will listen and deliver his humble servant from the oppression of the man who intends to eliminate both me and my son from what God has apportioned to us!' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the king will hear and deliver his maidservant from the hand of the man who would cut off both me and my son from God?s inheritance.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Yes! The king may listen and deliver his female servant from the hand of the man who seeks to remove both me and my son from the inheritance God has given us!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The woman said, "Why then have you devised such a thing against the people of the LORD? For in speaking this word the king is as one who is guilty, in that the king does not bring home again his exiled one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid from the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the king will hear, to deliver his servant out of the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for the king listens to deliver his handmaid out of the paw of the man [seeking] to destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for the king doth hearken to deliver his handmaid out of the paw of the man seeking to destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the king will hear to deliver his servant from the band of the man destroying me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the king hath hearkened to me to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of all that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the king listened, and he freed his handmaid from the hand of all who were willing to take away me and my son together, from the inheritance of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For the king must surely listen and rescue his servant from the grasp of one who would destroy both me and my son from the heritage of God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For the king will hear, and deliver his servant from the hand of the man who would cut both me and my son off from the heritage of God.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />That they may not destroy me and my son together from the heritage of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />That they will not destroy me and my son from the inheritance of God<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the king will hear, to deliver his servant out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />for the king will hear. Let him rescue his handmaid out of the hand of the man that seeks to cast out me and my son from the inheritance of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/14-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=3827" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/14.htm">Absalom's Return to Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>Now therefore, I have come to present this matter to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid. Your servant thought, ‘I will speak to the king. Perhaps he will grant the request of his maidservant. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: yiš·ma‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">will hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: lə·haṣ·ṣîl (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">and deliver</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/519.htm" title="519: ’ă·mā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A maid, handmaid. Apparently a primitive word; a maid-servant or female slave.">his maidservant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: mik·kap̄ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">from the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">of the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/8045.htm" title="8045: lə·haš·mîḏ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be exterminated or destroyed. A primitive root; to desolate.">who would cut off</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: ya·ḥaḏ (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">both</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯî (DirObjM:: 1cs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">my son</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">from God’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: min·na·ḥă·laṯ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">inheritance.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-28.htm">2 Samuel 22:28</a></span><br />You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/72-4.htm">Psalm 72:4</a></span><br />May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/82-3.htm">Psalm 82:3-4</a></span><br />Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. / Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4</a></span><br />but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Isaiah 25:4</a></span><br />For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-19.htm">Isaiah 29:19</a></span><br />The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-7.htm">Isaiah 32:7</a></span><br />The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-4.htm">Isaiah 35:4</a></span><br />Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17</a></span><br />The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-16.htm">Jeremiah 22:16</a></span><br />He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3</a></span><br />“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a></span><br />Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-10.htm">Matthew 5:10</a></span><br />Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-52.htm">Luke 1:52-53</a></span><br />He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble. / He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/34-23.htm">Agree</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-4.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-7.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-11.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-13.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-22.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-19.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-15.htm">Handmaid</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-24.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-16.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/ruth/4-6.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-19.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-15.htm">Maidservant</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-37.htm">Paw</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-15.htm">Perhaps</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-3.htm">Power</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-5.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-17.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-15.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-6.htm">Together</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-1.htm">Trying</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/20-8.htm">Agree</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-26.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-21.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-19.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-16.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-5.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-19.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-17.htm">Handmaid</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-3.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-45.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-19.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-1.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-17.htm">Maidservant</a> <a href="/psalms/22-20.htm">Paw</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-12.htm">Perhaps</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-31.htm">Power</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-16.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-3.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-17.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-11.htm">Together</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-19.htm">Trying</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/14-1.htm">Joab, suborning a widow of Tekoah to incline the king's heart to fetch Absalom,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/14-21.htm">brings him home to Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/14-25.htm">Absalom's beauty, hair, and children</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/14-28.htm">After two years, Absalom is brought into the king's presence by Joab</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient Israel, the king was seen as God's representative on earth, responsible for upholding justice and righteousness (<a href="/2_samuel/8-15.htm">2 Samuel 8:15</a>). The confidence in the king's ability to hear and act is rooted in the belief that he is guided by divine wisdom, as seen in Solomon's request for wisdom in <a href="/1_kings/3-9.htm">1 Kings 3:9</a>.<p><b>and deliver his maidservant</b><br>The term "maidservant" indicates a position of humility and service. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, a maidservant would have been a woman of low social standing, yet she appeals to the king for deliverance, highlighting the king's role as a protector of all his subjects, regardless of their status. This reflects the biblical theme of God’s concern for the lowly and oppressed, as seen in <a href="/psalms/72-12.htm">Psalm 72:12-14</a>.<p><b>from the hand of the man</b><br>The "hand" symbolizes power and control. In biblical times, the hand was often used metaphorically to represent authority or oppression (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>). The plea for deliverance from "the hand of the man" suggests a situation of injustice or threat, which the king is expected to rectify.<p><b>who would cut off both me and my son</b><br>The phrase "cut off" implies a severe and permanent separation, often associated with death or exile. In the context of Israelite society, being cut off from one's people was a grave consequence, as it meant losing one's place and inheritance within the community (<a href="/genesis/17-14.htm">Genesis 17:14</a>). The mention of both the woman and her son emphasizes the threat to her family line and legacy.<p><b>from God’s inheritance.’</b><br>"Inheritance" in the biblical sense often refers to the land and blessings promised by God to the Israelites (<a href="/deuteronomy/4-21.htm">Deuteronomy 4:21</a>). It also carries a spiritual connotation, representing the covenant relationship with God. The plea to be preserved in "God’s inheritance" underscores the importance of maintaining one's place within the covenant community. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God’s faithfulness to His promises and the importance of remaining within His covenant, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/16-5.htm">Psalm 16:5-6</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_david.htm">King David</a></b><br>The reigning king of Israel, known for his heart after God, but also for his personal and familial struggles.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_woman_of_tekoa.htm">The Woman of Tekoa</a></b><br>A wise woman sent by Joab to speak to King David in a parable to convince him to bring Absalom back to Jerusalem.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/joab.htm">Joab</a></b><br>David's military commander who orchestrates the plan to reconcile David with his estranged son, Absalom.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/absalom.htm">Absalom</a></b><br>David's son, who is in exile after killing his brother Amnon. His return to Jerusalem is the focus of this chapter.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tekoa.htm">Tekoa</a></b><br>A town in Judah, known for its wise inhabitants, from where the woman was brought to speak to David.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_intercession.htm">The Power of Intercession</a></b><br>The woman of Tekoa's plea is a form of intercession, reminding us of the importance of standing in the gap for others in prayer and action.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_inheritance.htm">God’s Inheritance</a></b><br>The reference to "God’s inheritance" underscores the importance of spiritual legacy and the need to protect it from division and destruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_conflict_resolution.htm">Wisdom in Conflict Resolution</a></b><br>Joab's use of the woman of Tekoa demonstrates the need for wisdom and creativity in resolving conflicts, especially within families.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_authority.htm">The Role of Authority</a></b><br>David's role as king and father highlights the responsibility of those in authority to act justly and with mercy, reflecting God's character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reconciliation_and_forgiveness.htm">Reconciliation and Forgiveness</a></b><br>The account encourages believers to pursue reconciliation and forgiveness, even when relationships are strained or broken.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_joab's_ruse_reveal_a_plot_hole.htm">2 Samuel 14:2-3: Does Joab's use of a disguised woman to deceive David suggest a narrative hole, since such a ruse seems unlikely to fool a king?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_link_god's_favor_to_david's_power.htm">1 Chronicles 14:2 - Why would God's favor be linked to David's increasing power and multiple wives, despite biblical warnings against polygamy elsewhere?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_david_trust_ziba's_claim.htm">(2 Samuel 16:1-4) Why would David immediately trust Ziba's accusation and grant him all of Mephibosheth's property without further investigation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_david's_dance_plausible_for_a_king.htm">2 Samuel 6:14 - How plausible is David's public dancing without concern for royal decorum, given the cultural norms of ancient Near Eastern kings?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/14-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֚י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will hear</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׁמַ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and deliver</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַצִּ֥יל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·haṣ·ṣîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his maidservant</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲמָת֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·mā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_519.htm">Strong's 519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A maidservant, female slave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the hand</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכַּ֣ף</span> <span class="translit">(mik·kap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the man</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאִ֑ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[who would] cut off</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַשְׁמִ֨יד</span> <span class="translit">(lə·haš·mîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8045.htm">Strong's 8045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be exterminated or destroyed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">both</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֔חַד</span> <span class="translit">(ya·ḥaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A unit, unitedly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my son</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from God’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">inheritance.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽנַּחֲלַ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(min·na·ḥă·laṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/14-16.htm">2 Samuel 14:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/14-16.htm">2 Samuel 14:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/14-16.htm">2 Samuel 14:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/14-16.htm">2 Samuel 14:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/14-16.htm">2 Samuel 14:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/14-16.htm">2 Samuel 14:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/14-16.htm">2 Samuel 14:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/14-16.htm">2 Samuel 14:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/14-16.htm">2 Samuel 14:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/14-16.htm">2 Samuel 14:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/14-16.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 14:16 For the king will hear to deliver (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/14-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 14:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 14:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/14-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 14:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 14:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>