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2 Samuel 14:10

"If anyone speaks to you," said the king, "bring him to me, and he will not trouble you again!"

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

1Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart longed for Absalom. 2So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, "Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time. 3Then go to the king and speak these words to him." And Joab put the words in her mouth. 4When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, "Help me, O king!" 5"What troubles you?" the king asked her. "Indeed," she said, "I am a widow, for my husband is dead. 6And your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him. 7Now the whole clan has risen up against your maidservant and said, 'Hand over the one who struck down his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of the brother whom he killed. Then we will cut off the heir as well!' So they would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband's name or posterity on the earth." 8"Go home," the king said to the woman, "and I will give orders on your behalf." 9But the woman of Tekoa said to the king, "My lord the king, may any blame be on me and my father's house, and may the king and his throne be guiltless." 10"If anyone speaks to you," said the king, "bring him to me, and he will not trouble you again!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 16:4 - Behold

Cross-References

Genesis 11:3
And they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly." So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar.
Genesis 19:17
As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, "Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!"
Genesis 19:30
Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains-for he was afraid to stay in Zoar-where they lived in a cave.
Joshua 8:24
When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had pursued them into the field and wilderness, and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword, all the Israelites returned to Ai and struck it down with the sword.
Psalms 83:10
who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
Isaiah 24:18
Whoever flees the sound of terror will fall into a pit, and whoever escapes from the pit will be caught in a trap. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Jeremiah 48:44
He who flees the panic will fall into the pit, and he who climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare, for I will bring against Moab the year of their punishment, declares 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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