2 Samuel 14:12
What does 2 Samuel 14:12 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 14:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then the woman said, Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then the woman said, Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then the woman said, Will the king let his servant say one word more? And he said, Say on.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the woman saith, `Let, I pray thee, thy maid-servant speak unto my lord the king a word;' and he saith, `Speak.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The woman said: Let thy hand maid speak one word to my lord the king. And he said: Speak.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the woman said, Let thy bondmaid, I pray thee, speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Speak.
Context
v.11Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember Jehovah thy God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
v.12This passage
v.13And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou devised such a thing against the people of God? for in speaking this word the king is as one that is guilty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished one.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 18:27
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes:
- Acts 26:1
And Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand, and made his defence:
- Genesis 18:32
And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten’s sake.
- 1 Samuel 25:24
And she fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me be the iniquity; and let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thy handmaid.
- Genesis 44:18
Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh, my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh.
- Jeremiah 12:1
Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?
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