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Yes, it was your servant Joab who instructed me to do this and who put all these words into the mouth of your servant. <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/14.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Did Joab put you up to this?” And the woman replied, “My lord the king, how can I deny it? Nobody can hide anything from you. Yes, Joab sent me and told me what to say. <a href="/esv/2_samuel/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> The king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” The woman answered and said, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, one cannot turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has said. It was your servant Joab who commanded me; it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your servant. <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say. <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/14.htm">King James Bible</a> And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid: <a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/14.htm">New King James Version</a> So the king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman answered and said, “As you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. For your servant Joab commanded me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant. <a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So the king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman replied, “As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. Indeed, it was your servant Joab who commanded me, and it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your servant. <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> So the king said, &#8220Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?&#8221 And the woman replied, &#8220As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. Indeed, it was your servant Joab who commanded me, and it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant; <a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So the king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman answered and said, “As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. Indeed, it was your servant Joab who commanded me, and it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant; <a href="/lsb/2_samuel/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So the king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman answered and said, “As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. Indeed, it was your servant Joab who commanded me, and it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your servant-woman; <a href="/amp/2_samuel/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all of this?” And the woman answered, “As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king has said. Indeed, it was your servant Joab who commanded me; he put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant. <a href="/csb/2_samuel/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The king asked, “Did Joab put you up to all this? ” The woman answered. “As you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or left from all my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave orders to me; he told your servant exactly what to say. <a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The king asked, &#8220Did Joab put you up to all this?&#8221 The woman answered. &#8220As you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or left from all my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave orders to me; he told your servant exactly what to say. <a href="/asv/2_samuel/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid; <a href="/cev/2_samuel/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> David asked, "Did Joab put you up to this?" The woman answered, "Your Majesty, I swear by your life that no one can hide the truth from you. Yes, Joab did tell me what to say, <a href="/erv/2_samuel/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid; <a href="/gwt/2_samuel/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Did Joab put you up to this?" the king asked. The woman answered, "I solemnly swear on your life, Your Majesty, you are absolutely right. Yes, your servant Joab ordered me [to do this]. He told me to say exactly what I said. <a href="/gnt/2_samuel/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Did Joab put you up to this?" he asked her. She answered, "I swear by all that is sacred, Your Majesty, that there is no way to avoid answering your question. It was indeed your officer Joab who told me what to do and what to say. <a href="/isv/2_samuel/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then the king asked, "Is Joab behind all of this with you?" "As your soul lives, your majesty, the king," the woman answered, "no one can divert anything left or right from what your majesty the king has spoken! As a matter of fact, it was your servant Joab! He was there, giving me precise orders about everything that your humble servant was to say. Your servant Joab did this, <a href="/msb/2_samuel/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So the king asked, ?Is the hand of Joab behind all this?? The woman answered, ?As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say. <a href="/net/2_samuel/14.htm">NET Bible</a> The king said, "Did Joab put you up to all of this?" The woman answered, "As surely as you live, my lord the king, there is no deviation to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king has said. For your servant Joab gave me instructions. He has put all these words in your servant's mouth. <a href="/nheb/2_samuel/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> So the king said, "Did Joab put you up to all this?" The woman answered, "As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has said. Indeed, it was your servant Joab who had me do this, and he put all these words in the mouth of your servant. <a href="/wbt/2_samuel/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid: <a href="/web/2_samuel/14.htm">World English Bible</a> The king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” The woman answered, “As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken; for your servant Joab urged me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your servant. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the king says, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman answers and says, “Your soul lives, my lord, O king, none [turn] to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king has spoken; for your servant Joab commanded me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant. <a href="/ylt/2_samuel/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the king saith, 'Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this?' And the woman answereth and saith, 'Thy soul liveth, my lord, O king, none doth turn to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab he commanded me, and he put in the mouth of thy maid-servant all these words; <a href="/slt/2_samuel/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the king will say, The hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman will answer and say, Thy soul living, my lord the king, if there is to the right or to the left from all which my lord the king spake: for thy servant Joab he commanded me, and he put in the mouth of thy servant all these words.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_samuel/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the king said: Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? The woman answered, and said: By the health of thy soul, my lord, O king, it is neither on the left hand, nor on the right, in all these things which my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he commanded me, and he put all these words into the mouth of thy handmaid. <a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the king said, “Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman answered and said: “By the welfare of your soul, my lord the king, it is neither to the left, nor to the right, in all these things that my lord the king has spoken. For your servant Joab himself instructed me, and he himself placed all these words in the mouth of your handmaid. <a href="/nabre/2_samuel/14.htm">New American Bible</a> So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman answered: “As you live, my lord the king, it is just as my lord has said, and not otherwise. It was your servant Joab who instructed me and told your servant all these things she was to say. <a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” The woman answered and said, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, one cannot turn right or left from anything that my lord the king has said. For it was your servant Joab who commanded me; it was he who put all these words into the mouth of your servant.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman answered and said to him, As your soul lives, my lord the king, I have not turned to the right hand or to the left from all that my lord the king has spoken; for it was your servant Joab who bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your handmaid, <a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> The King said to her: “Is the hand of Yuab with you in all these things?” And the woman answered and she said to him: “Living is your soul, my Lord the King, that I have turned neither to the right nor to the left from everything that my Lord the King said. Your Servant Yuab ordered me, and he put into the mouth of your Handmaiden all of these words<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_samuel/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the king said: 'Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this?' And the woman answered and said: 'As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid; <a href="/sep/2_samuel/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab in all this matter with thee? and the woman said to the king, As thy soul lives, my lord, O king, there is no turning to the right hand or to the left from all that my lord the king has spoken; for thy servant Joab himself charged me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid. <a href="/parallel/2_samuel/14-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=3862" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/14.htm">Absalom's Return to Jerusalem</a> …18Then the king said to the woman, “I am going to ask you something; do not conceal it from me!” “Let my lord the king speak,” she replied. 19<a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">So the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">asked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: hă·yaḏ (Art:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">“Is the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3097.htm" title="3097: yō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-ms) -- The LORD is father, three Isr. From Yhovah and 'ab; Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites.">of Joab</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">behind</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: hā·’iš·šāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">The woman</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: wat·ta·‘an (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To answer, respond.">answered,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">“As surely as you</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥê- (N-msc) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">live,</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">my lord</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/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/786.htm" title="786: ’iš (Adv) -- A questionable reading found in Masoretic text. Identical with 'esh; entity, used only adverbially, there is or are.">can turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/3231.htm" title="3231: lə·hê·mîn (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- A primitive root; to be right; but used only as denominative from yamiyn and transitive, to be right-handed or take the right-hand side.">to the right</a> <a href="/hebrew/8041.htm" title="8041: ū·lə·haś·mîl (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To take the left. A primitive root; to use the left hand or pass in that direction).">or to the left</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kōl (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">from anything</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">my lord</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/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">says.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Yes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·də·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">your servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3097.htm" title="3097: yō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-ms) -- The LORD is father, three Isr. From Yhovah and 'ab; Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites.">Joab</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">is the one who</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wā·nî (V-Piel-Perf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">gave me orders;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">he</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: m (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">told</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: bə·p̄î (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8198.htm" title="8198: šip̄·ḥā·ṯə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Maid, maidservant. Feminine from an unused root meaning to spread out; a female slave.">your maidservant</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·də·ḇā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">exactly what to say.</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those."></a> 20Joab your servant has done this to bring about this change of affairs, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that happens in the land.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_samuel/12-1.htm">2 Samuel 12:1-7</a> Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor. / The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle, / but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him. ... <a href="/1_kings/3-16.htm">1 Kings 3:16-28</a> At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. / One woman said, “Please, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth while she was in the house. / On the third day after I gave birth, this woman also had a baby. We were alone, with no one in the house but the two of us. ... <a href="/2_samuel/13-39.htm">2 Samuel 13:39</a> And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death. <a href="/2_samuel/15-1.htm">2 Samuel 15:1-6</a> Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him. / He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,” / Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.” ... <a href="/2_samuel/3-37.htm">2 Samuel 3:37-39</a> So on that day all the troops and all Israel were convinced that the king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner. / Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great prince has fallen today in Israel? / And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!” <a href="/2_samuel/18-33.htm">2 Samuel 18:33</a> The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!” <a href="/2_samuel/19-1.htm">2 Samuel 19:1-8</a> Then it was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.” / And that day’s victory was turned into mourning for all the people, because on that day they were told, “The king is grieving over his son.” / So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle. ... <a href="/1_kings/1-11.htm">1 Kings 1:11-14</a> Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it? / Now please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon. / Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’ ... <a href="/1_kings/2-5.htm">1 Kings 2:5-6</a> Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet. / So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace. <a href="/1_kings/2-28.htm">1 Kings 2:28-34</a> When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar. / It was reported to King Solomon: “Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD and is now beside the altar.” So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down!” / And Benaiah entered the tent of the LORD and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” But Joab replied, “No, I will die here.” So Benaiah relayed the message to the king, saying, “This is how Joab answered me.” ... <a href="/matthew/18-23.htm">Matthew 18:23-35</a> Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. / As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him. / Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned. ... <a href="/luke/15-11.htm">Luke 15:11-32</a> Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. / The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. / After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living. ... <a href="/john/8-3.htm">John 8:3-11</a> The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them / and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. / In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?” ... <a href="/matthew/5-7.htm">Matthew 5:7</a> Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. <a href="/matthew/7-1.htm">Matthew 7:1-5</a> “Do not judge, or you will be judged. / For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. / Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye? ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman answered and said, As your soul lives, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king has spoken: for your servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your handmaid:of Joab<a href="/2_samuel/3-27.htm">2 Samuel 3:27,29,34</a> And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother… <a href="/2_samuel/1-14.htm">2 Samuel 1:14,15</a> And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed? … <a href="/1_kings/2-5.htm">1 Kings 2:5,6</a> Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet… As thy soul<a href="/2_samuel/11-11.htm">2 Samuel 11:11</a> And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.<a href="/1_samuel/1-26.htm">1 Samuel 1:26</a> And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.<a href="/1_samuel/17-55.htm">1 Samuel 17:55</a> And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.turn<a href="/numbers/20-17.htm">Numbers 20:17</a> Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.<a href="/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Deuteronomy 5:32</a> Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.<a href="/deuteronomy/28-14.htm">Deuteronomy 28:14</a> And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.he put<a href="/2_samuel/14-3.htm">2 Samuel 14:3</a> And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.<a href="/exodus/4-15.htm">Exodus 4:15</a> And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.<a href="/luke/21-15.htm">Luke 21:15</a> For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/14-18.htm">Aught</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-18.htm">Bade</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-17.htm">Handmaid</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-3.htm">Joab</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-3.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-10.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-12.htm">Right</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-17.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-39.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-23.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-15.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/1-22.htm">Aught</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-12.htm">Bade</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-5.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-17.htm">Handmaid</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-20.htm">Joab</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-5.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-9.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-3.htm">Right</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-20.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-13.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-24.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-33.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 14</div>1. <a href="/2_samuel/14-1.htm">Joab, suborning a widow of Tekoah to incline the king's heart to fetch Absalom,</a> 21. <a href="/2_samuel/14-21.htm">brings him home to Jerusalem</a> 25. <a href="/2_samuel/14-25.htm">Absalom's beauty, hair, and children</a> 28. <a href="/2_samuel/14-28.htm">After two years, Absalom is brought into the king's presence by Joab</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” King David's question reveals his discernment and understanding of Joab's influence. Joab, the commander of David's army, was known for his strategic mind and political maneuvering. This question indicates David's awareness of Joab's involvement in orchestrating the situation to bring Absalom back to Jerusalem. Joab's actions often reflect a pragmatic approach to maintaining stability in the kingdom, even if it involves manipulation.The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, The woman's response begins with an oath, a common practice in ancient Israel to affirm the truthfulness of one's words. This phrase underscores the seriousness and sincerity of her reply, acknowledging the king's authority and the gravity of the situation. Oaths were significant in biblical times, often invoking God's name or the king's life as a guarantee of truth.no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. This phrase highlights the king's authority and the respect he commands. It reflects the cultural context where a king's word was law, and deviation from his commands was not tolerated. The imagery of not turning to the right or left suggests unwavering obedience and the expectation that the king's decisions are final and binding.Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; The woman confirms Joab's involvement, acknowledging his role in directing her actions. Joab's position as a trusted military leader and advisor to David gave him significant influence. This admission reveals the hierarchical structure of the court, where servants and subordinates acted on the orders of those in power, reflecting the chain of command typical in monarchies.he told your maidservant exactly what to say. This statement indicates the premeditated nature of the woman's appeal to the king. Joab's instructions were precise, suggesting a carefully crafted plan to achieve a specific outcome. The use of "maidservant" emphasizes her role as a subordinate, acting under Joab's authority. This reflects the broader theme of agency and influence within the royal court, where individuals often acted as intermediaries to achieve political goals.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/k/king_david.htm">King David</a> The ruler of Israel, known for his heart after God, but also for his personal and familial struggles. 2. <a href="/topical/j/joab.htm">Joab</a> The commander of David's army, known for his military prowess and political maneuvering. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_wise_woman_of_tekoa.htm">The Wise Woman of Tekoa</a> A woman used by Joab to deliver a parable to King David, aiming to influence his decision regarding Absalom. 4. <a href="/topical/a/absalom.htm">Absalom</a> David's son, who was in exile after killing his brother Amnon. His return to Jerusalem is the central issue in this account. 5. <a href="/topical/t/tekoa.htm">Tekoa</a> A town in Judah, known for its wise inhabitants, including the prophet Amos.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_influence.htm">The Power of Influence</a> Joab's use of the woman from Tekoa demonstrates how influence can be wielded to achieve desired outcomes. We must be discerning about who influences us and how we influence others. <a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_counsel.htm">Wisdom in Counsel</a> The woman from Tekoa was chosen for her wisdom. This highlights the importance of seeking wise counsel in our own lives, especially when making significant decisions. <a href="/topical/c/confrontation_and_reconciliation.htm">Confrontation and Reconciliation</a> The account underscores the need for addressing wrongs and seeking reconciliation, as seen in the attempt to bring Absalom back. This is a reminder of the importance of forgiveness and restoration in our relationships. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_leadership.htm">God's Sovereignty in Leadership</a> Despite human manipulation, God's purposes prevail. We can trust that God is ultimately in control, even when human leaders make flawed decisions. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_parables.htm">The Role of Parables</a> The use of a parable to convey a message to David shows the power of accounttelling in revealing truth and prompting reflection. We can use accounts to communicate effectively and engage others in meaningful dialogue.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 14</a> <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> <a href="/q/how_does_david's_promise_to_shimei_change.htm">How can 2 Samuel 19:18-23 reconcile David's promise to spare Shimei with later biblical texts (e.g., 1 Kings 2:8-9) commanding his execution?</a> <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 href="/q/was_abijah's_mother_michaiah_or_maachah.htm">What was King Abijah's mother's name: Michaiah (2 Chronicles 13:2) or Maachah (2 Chronicles 11:20), given Absalom's only daughter was Tamar (2 Samuel 14:27)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) The hand of Joab.--The king at once penetrates the woman's disguise, and sees the stratagem. He knew Joab as "wily and politic and unscrupulous," but we do not know why he suspected him of this especial interest in Absalom. Perhaps it was only the prosperous courtier's interest in the heir-apparent, but probably Joab had made the same request before, so that the king recognised its source.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this? The "not," inserted by the Authorized Version, must be omitted, as it alters the meaning. The king really was uncertain, and asked dubiously, whereas the Authorized Version admits only of an. affirmative answer. David had seen the general drift of the woman's meaning, but she had involved it in too much obscurity for him to do more than suspect that she was the mouthpiece of Joab, who was standing by, and whose face may have given signs of a more than ordinary interest in the woman's narrative. She now frankly acknowledges the truth, but skilfully interweaves much flattery in her answer. And her words are far more expressive than what is given in our versions. Literally they are, By thy life, O my lord the king, there is nothing on the right or on the left of all that my lord the king has spoken. His words had gone straight to the mark, without the slightest deviation on either side. <a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/14-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So the king הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king asked, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Is the hand הֲיַ֥ד (hă·yaḏ) Article | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand of Joab יוֹאָ֛ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3097.htm">Strong's 3097: </a> Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites behind אִתָּ֖ךְ (’it·tāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every this?” זֹ֑את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, The woman הָאִשָּׁ֣ה (hā·’iš·šāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female answered, וַתַּ֣עַן (wat·ta·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> To answer, respond “As surely as you נַפְשְׁךָ֩ (nap̄·šə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion live, חֵֽי־ (ḥê-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life my lord אֲדֹנִ֨י (’ă·ḏō·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> Sovereign, controller the king, הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king no one אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not can turn אִ֣שׁ ׀ (’iš) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_786.htm">Strong's 786: </a> A questionable reading found in Masoretic text to the right לְהֵמִ֣ין (lə·hê·mîn) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3231.htm">Strong's 3231: </a> To go to or choose the right, to use the right hand or to the left וּלְהַשְׂמִ֗יל (ū·lə·haś·mîl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8041.htm">Strong's 8041: </a> To use the left hand, pass in that direction) from anything מִכֹּ֤ל (mik·kōl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that my lord אֲדֹנִ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> Sovereign, controller the king הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king says. דִּבֶּר֙ (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue Yes, כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction your servant עַבְדְּךָ֤ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant Joab יוֹאָב֙ (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3097.htm">Strong's 3097: </a> Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites is the one who ה֣וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are gave me orders; צִוָּ֔נִי (ṣiw·wā·nî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order he וְה֗וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are told שָׂ֚ם (m) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set your maidservant שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֔ (šip̄·ḥā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8198.htm">Strong's 8198: </a> Maid, maidservant exactly what to say. הַדְּבָרִ֖ים (had·də·ḇā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/14-19.htm">2 Samuel 14:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/14-19.htm">2 Samuel 14:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_samuel/14-19.htm">2 Samuel 14:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/14-19.htm">2 Samuel 14:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/14-19.htm">2 Samuel 14:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/14-19.htm">2 Samuel 14:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/14-19.htm">2 Samuel 14:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/14-19.htm">2 Samuel 14:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/14-19.htm">2 Samuel 14:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_samuel/14-19.htm">2 Samuel 14:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-19.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 14:19 The king said Is the hand (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/14-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 14:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 14:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/14-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 14:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 14:20" /></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>