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Sunday, September 14th, 2025
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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2 Samuel 14:8
And the King said vnto the woman, Go to thine house, and I wil giue a charge for thee.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The king told the woman, “Go home. I will issue a command on your behalf.”
The king told the woman, “Go home. I will issue a command on your behalf.”
Hebrew Names Version
The king said to the woman, Go to your house, and I will give charge concerning you.
The king said to the woman, Go to your house, and I will give charge concerning you.
King James Version
And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
Lexham English Bible
Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I myself will give the command concerning you."
Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I myself will give the command concerning you."
English Standard Version
Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you."
Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you."
New Century Version
Then the king said to the woman, "Go home. I will take care of this for you."
Then the king said to the woman, "Go home. I will take care of this for you."
New English Translation
Then the king told the woman, "Go to your home. I will give instructions concerning your situation."
Then the king told the woman, "Go to your home. I will give instructions concerning your situation."
Amplified Bible
Then David said to the woman, "Go to your home, and I will give orders concerning you."
Then David said to the woman, "Go to your home, and I will give orders concerning you."
New American Standard Bible
Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your home, and I will issue orders concerning you."
Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your home, and I will issue orders concerning you."
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will give a command concerning you."
Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will give a command concerning you."
Contemporary English Version
"Go on home," David told her. "I'll take care of this matter for you."
"Go on home," David told her. "I'll take care of this matter for you."
Complete Jewish Bible
The king said to the woman, "Go back home; I myself will decide what to do about you."
The king said to the woman, "Go back home; I myself will decide what to do about you."
Darby Translation
And the king said to the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
And the king said to the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the king said to the woman, "Go home. I will take care of things for you."
Then the king said to the woman, "Go home. I will take care of things for you."
George Lamsa Translation
And the king said to her, Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you.
And the king said to her, Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you.
Good News Translation
"Go back home," the king answered, "and I will take care of the matter."
"Go back home," the king answered, "and I will take care of the matter."
Literal Translation
And the king said to the woman, Go to your house, and I will give command concerning you.
And the king said to the woman, Go to your house, and I will give command concerning you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The kynge sayde vnto the woman: Go ye waye home, I wil geue a comaudemet for ye.
The kynge sayde vnto the woman: Go ye waye home, I wil geue a comaudemet for ye.
American Standard Version
And the king said unto the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
And the king said unto the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
Bible in Basic English
And the king said to the woman, Go to your house and I will give orders about this.
And the king said to the woman, Go to your house and I will give orders about this.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king sayde vnto the woman: Go home to thyne house, I wyll geue a charge for thee.
And the king sayde vnto the woman: Go home to thyne house, I wyll geue a charge for thee.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king said unto the woman: 'Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.'
And the king said unto the woman: 'Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.'
King James Version (1611)
And the king saide vnto the woman, Goe to thine house, and I will giue charge concerning thee.
And the king saide vnto the woman, Goe to thine house, and I will giue charge concerning thee.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king said to the woman, Go in peace to thy house, and I will give commandment concerning thee.
And the king said to the woman, Go in peace to thy house, and I will give commandment concerning thee.
English Revised Version
And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
Berean Standard Bible
"Go home," the king said to the woman, "and I will give orders on your behalf."
"Go home," the king said to the woman, "and I will give orders on your behalf."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the kyng seide to the womman, Go in to thin hows, and Y schal comaunde for thee.
And the kyng seide to the womman, Go in to thin hows, and Y schal comaunde for thee.
Young's Literal Translation
And the king saith unto the woman, `Go to thine house, and I give charge concerning thee.'
And the king saith unto the woman, `Go to thine house, and I give charge concerning thee.'
Update Bible Version
And the king said to the woman, Go to your house, and I will give charge concerning you.
And the king said to the woman, Go to your house, and I will give charge concerning you.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the king said to the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
And the king said to the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
World English Bible
The king said to the woman, Go to your house, and I will give charge concerning you.
The king said to the woman, Go to your house, and I will give charge concerning you.
New King James Version
Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you."
Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you."
New Living Translation
"Leave it to me," the king told her. "Go home, and I'll see to it that no one touches him."
"Leave it to me," the king told her. "Go home, and I'll see to it that no one touches him."
New Life Bible
Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house. I will say what should be done about your trouble."
Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house. I will say what should be done about your trouble."
New Revised Standard
Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you."
Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the king said unto the woman - Go to thy house, and, I, will give command concerning thee.
And the king said unto the woman - Go to thy house, and, I, will give command concerning thee.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king said to the woman: Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
And the king said to the woman: Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
Revised Standard Version
Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you."
Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you."
THE MESSAGE
The king said, "Go home, and I'll take care of this for you."
The king said, "Go home, and I'll take care of this for you."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you."
Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you."
Contextual Overview
1 Then Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah perceyued, that the Kings heart was toward Absalom, 2 And Ioab sent to Tekoah, and brought thence a subtile woman, & sayd vnto her, I pray thee, fayne thy selfe to mourne, and nowe put on mourning apparel, & anoynt not thy selfe with oyle: but be as a woman that had now long time mourned for the dead. 3 And come to the King, and speake on this maner vnto him, (for Ioab taught her what she should say). 4 Then the woman of Tekoah spake vnto the king, & fel downe on her face to the ground, and did obeysance, and sayd, Helpe, O King. 5 Then the King sayd vnto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am in deede a widow, and mine husband is dead: 6 And thine handmayd had two sonnes, & they two stroue together in the fielde: (and there was none to part them) so the one smote the other, and slew him. 7 And beholde, the whole familie is risen against thine handmayde, and they sayde, Deliuer him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the soule of his brother whome hee slewe, that we may destroy the heire also: so they shall quenche my sparkle which is left, and shall not leaue to mine husband neither name nor posteritie vpon the earth. 8 And the King said vnto the woman, Go to thine house, and I wil giue a charge for thee. 9 Then the woman of Tekoah said vnto the King, My lord, O King, this trespas be on me, & on my fathers house, and the King and his throne be giltlesse. 10 And the King sayde, Bring him to me that speaketh against thee, and he shall touche thee no more.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I will give: 2 Samuel 12:5, 2 Samuel 12:6, 2 Samuel 16:4, Job 29:16, Proverbs 18:13, Isaiah 11:3, Isaiah 11:4
Cross-References
Genesis 13:10
So when Lot lifted vp his eyes, he saw that all the plaine of Iorden was watered euery where: (for before the Lorde destroyed Sodom and Gomorah, it was as the garden of the Lorde, like the land of Egypt, as thou goest vnto Zoar)
So when Lot lifted vp his eyes, he saw that all the plaine of Iorden was watered euery where: (for before the Lorde destroyed Sodom and Gomorah, it was as the garden of the Lorde, like the land of Egypt, as thou goest vnto Zoar)
Genesis 14:2
These men made warre with Bera King of Sodom, and with Birsha King of Gomorah, Shinab King of Admah, and Shemeber King of Zeboiim, and the King of Bela, which is Zoar.
These men made warre with Bera King of Sodom, and with Birsha King of Gomorah, Shinab King of Admah, and Shemeber King of Zeboiim, and the King of Bela, which is Zoar.
Genesis 14:3
All these ioyned together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt Sea.
All these ioyned together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt Sea.
Genesis 14:10
Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits, & the Kings of Sodom & Gomorah fled and fell there: and ye residue fled to the mountaine.
Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits, & the Kings of Sodom & Gomorah fled and fell there: and ye residue fled to the mountaine.
Genesis 19:20
See nowe this citie hereby to flee vnto, which is a litle one: Oh let me escape thither: is it not a litle one, and my soule shall liue?
See nowe this citie hereby to flee vnto, which is a litle one: Oh let me escape thither: is it not a litle one, and my soule shall liue?
Genesis 19:22
Haste thee, saue thee there: for I can doe nothing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the citie was called Zoar.
Haste thee, saue thee there: for I can doe nothing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the citie was called Zoar.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the king said to the woman, go to thine house,.... Go home and make thyself easy:
and I will give charge concerning thee; intimating that he would inquire into her case; and if it was as she had represented it, he would give orders that she should not be disturbed, or be obliged to deliver up her son, and that he should be safe from those that sought his life.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I will give charge ... - Indirectly granting her petition, and assenting that her son’s life should be spared.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Samuel 14:8. I will give charge concerning thee. — This would not do, it was too distant; and she could not by it bring her business to a conclusion: so she proceeds: -
