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2 Samuel 14:10

And the king said, If anyone says anything to you, make him come to me, and he will do you no more damage.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Absalom;   Avenger of Blood;   David;   Dishonesty;   Intercession;   Joab;   Kindness;   Obsequiousness;   Parables;   Tact;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Absalom;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Joab;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Mediator, Mediation;   Murder;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Court Systems;   Jonah;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Priests and Levites;   Samuel, Books of;   Wisdom;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Absalom;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jo'ab;   Law of Moses;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Samuel, Books of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Absalom;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Whoever speaks to you,” the king said, “bring him to me. He will not trouble you again!”
Hebrew Names Version
The king said, Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall not touch you any more.
King James Version
And the king said, Whoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.
Lexham English Bible
The king said, "Whoever has spoken to you, bring him to me, and he will not touch you again."
English Standard Version
The king said, "If anyone says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall never touch you again."
New Century Version
King David said, "Bring me anyone who says anything bad to you. Then he won't bother you again."
New English Translation
The king said, "Bring to me whoever speaks to you, and he won't bother you again!"
Amplified Bible
The king said, "If anyone speaks to you [about this matter], bring him to me [for judgment], and he will not touch you again."
New American Standard Bible
So the king said, "Whoever speaks to you, bring him to me, and he will not touch you anymore."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the King sayde, Bring him to me that speaketh against thee, and he shall touche thee no more.
Legacy Standard Bible
So the king said, "Whoever speaks to you, bring him to me, and he will not touch you anymore."
Contemporary English Version
He said, "If anyone gives you any trouble, bring them to me, and it won't happen again!"
Complete Jewish Bible
The king answered, "If anyone says anything to you, bring him to me; and he won't bother you any more."
Darby Translation
And the king said, Whoever speaks to thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.
Easy-to-Read Version
King David said, "If anyone is saying bad things to you, bring them to me. They will not bother you again."
George Lamsa Translation
And the king said to her, Whosoever says anything to you, bring him to me and he shall not touch you any more.
Good News Translation
The king replied, "If anyone threatens you, bring him to me, and he will never bother you again."
Literal Translation
And the king said, Whoever speaks to you, you also shall bring him to me, then he shall not touch you any more.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The kynge sayde: He that speaketh agaynst the, brynge him vnto me, so shall he touch the nomore.
American Standard Version
And the king said, Whosoever saith aught unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king saide: If any man say ought vnto thee, bring him to me, and he shall hurt thee no more.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king said: 'Whosoever saith aught unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.'
King James Version (1611)
And the king said, Whosoeuer saith ought vnto thee, bring him to mee, and he shall not touch thee any more.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king said, Who was it that spoke to thee? thou shalt even bring him to me, and one shall not touch him any more.
English Revised Version
And the king said, Whosoever saith aught unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.
Berean Standard Bible
"If anyone speaks to you," said the king, "bring him to me, and he will not trouble you again!"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the kyng seide, Brynge thou hym to me, that ayenseith thee, and he schal no more adde that he touche thee.
Young's Literal Translation
And the king saith, `He who speaketh [aught] unto thee, and thou hast brought him unto me, then he doth not add any more to come against thee.'
Update Bible Version
And the king said, Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall not touch you anymore.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the king said, Whoever saith [aught] to thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.
World English Bible
The king said, Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall not touch you any more.
New King James Version
So the king said, "Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall not touch you anymore."
New Living Translation
"If anyone objects," the king said, "bring him to me. I can assure you he will never harm you again!"
New Life Bible
The king said, "If anyone says anything to you, bring him to me. And he will not touch you again."
New Revised Standard
The king said, "If anyone says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall never touch you again."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the king said, - He that speaketh unto thee, bring him in unto me, and he shall, no more, annoy thee.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king said: If any one shall say ought against thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.
Revised Standard Version
The king said, "If any one says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall never touch you again."
THE MESSAGE
"Bring the man who has been harassing you," the king continued. "I'll see to it that he doesn't bother you anymore."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So the king said, "Whoever speaks to you, bring him to me, and he will not touch you anymore."

Contextual Overview

1 Now it was clear to Joab, the son of Zeruiah, that the king's heart was turning to Absalom. 2 And Joab sent to Tekoa and got from there a wise woman, and said to her, Now make yourself seem like one given up to grief, and put on the clothing of sorrow, not using any sweet oil for your body, but looking like one who for a long time has been weeping for the dead: 3 And come to the king and say these words to him. So Joab gave her words to say. 4 And the woman of Tekoa came to the king, and falling on her face, gave him honour and said, Give me help, O king. 5 And the king said to her, What is your trouble? And her answer was, Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead. 6 And I had two sons, and the two of them had a fight in the field, and there was no one to come between them, and one with a blow put the other to death. 7 And now all the family is turned against me, your servant, saying, Give up him who was the cause of his brother's death, so that we may put him to death in payment for the life of his brother, whose life he took; and we will put an end to the one who will get the heritage: so they will put out my last burning coal, and my husband will have no name or offspring on the face of the earth. 8 And the king said to the woman, Go to your house and I will give orders about this. 9 And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, My lord, O king, may the sin be on me and on my family, and may the king and the seat of his kingdom be clear of sin! 10 And the king said, If anyone says anything to you, make him come to me, and he will do you no more damage.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 16:4 - Behold

Cross-References

Genesis 11:3
And they said one to another, Come, let us make bricks, burning them well. And they had bricks for stone, putting them together with sticky earth.
Genesis 19:17
And when they had put them out, he said, Go for your life, without looking back or waiting in the lowland; go quickly to the mountain or you will come to destruction.
Genesis 19:30
Then Lot went up out of Zoar to the mountain, and was living there with his two daughters, for fear kept him from living in Zoar: and he and his daughters made their living-place in a hole in the rock.
Joshua 8:24
Then, after the destruction of all the people of Ai in the field and in the waste land where they went after them, and when all the people had been put to death without mercy, all Israel went back to Ai, and put to death all who were in it without mercy.
Psalms 83:10
Who came to destruction at En-dor; their bodies became dust and waste.
Isaiah 24:18
And it will be that he who goes in flight from the sound of fear will be overtaken by death; and he who gets free from death will be taken in the net: for the windows on high are open, and the bases of the earth are shaking.
Jeremiah 48:44
He who goes in flight from the fear will be overtaken by death; and he who gets free from death will be taken in the net: for I will make this come on Moab, even the year of their punishment, says the Lord.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the king said, whoever saith [ought] unto thee,.... Demanding her to deliver up her son to justice, and reproaching her for not doing it:

bring him to me; give him in charge to a proper officer to be brought before me, and I shall chastise him for it:

and he shall not touch thee any more; give her any further trouble, by words or deeds.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 14:10. Whosoever saith aught unto thee — Neither did this bring the matter to such a bearing that she could come to her conclusion, which was, to get the king pledged by a solemn promise that all proceedings relative to the case should be stopped.


 
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