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Good News Translation
2 Samuel 14:3
Then go to the king and say to him what I tell you to say." Then Joab told her what to say.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Go to the king and speak these words to him.” Then Joab told her exactly what to say.
Go to the king and speak these words to him.” Then Joab told her exactly what to say.
Hebrew Names Version
and go in to the king, and speak on this manner to him. So Yo'av put the words in her mouth.
and go in to the king, and speak on this manner to him. So Yo'av put the words in her mouth.
King James Version
And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
Lexham English Bible
Then you must go to the king and speak to him according to this word." Thus Joab put the words in her mouth.
Then you must go to the king and speak to him according to this word." Thus Joab put the words in her mouth.
English Standard Version
Go to the king and speak thus to him." So Joab put the words in her mouth.
Go to the king and speak thus to him." So Joab put the words in her mouth.
New Century Version
Then go to the king and say these words." Then Joab told her what to say.
Then go to the king and say these words." Then Joab told her what to say.
New English Translation
Go to the king and speak to him in the following fashion." Then Joab told her what to say.
Go to the king and speak to him in the following fashion." Then Joab told her what to say.
Amplified Bible
"Then go to the king and speak to him in this way." So Joab told her what to say.
"Then go to the king and speak to him in this way." So Joab told her what to say.
New American Standard Bible
Then go to the king and speak to him in this way." So Joab put the words in her mouth.
Then go to the king and speak to him in this way." So Joab put the words in her mouth.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And come to the King, and speake on this maner vnto him, (for Ioab taught her what she should say).
And come to the King, and speake on this maner vnto him, (for Ioab taught her what she should say).
Legacy Standard Bible
then you shall go to the king and speak to him in this manner." So Joab put the words in her mouth.
then you shall go to the king and speak to him in this manner." So Joab put the words in her mouth.
Complete Jewish Bible
Go in to the king and speak to him in this fashion — " and then Yo'av told her just what to say.
Go in to the king and speak to him in this fashion — " and then Yo'av told her just what to say.
Darby Translation
and come to the king, and speak after this manner to him. And Joab put the words into her mouth.
and come to the king, and speak after this manner to him. And Joab put the words into her mouth.
Easy-to-Read Version
Go to the king and talk to him using these words that I tell you." Then Joab told the wise woman what to say.
Go to the king and talk to him using these words that I tell you." Then Joab told the wise woman what to say.
George Lamsa Translation
And come to the king and speak in this manner to him. So Joab prepared the words and put them in her mouth.
And come to the king and speak in this manner to him. So Joab prepared the words and put them in her mouth.
Literal Translation
And you shall go to the king and speak with him according to this word. And Joab put the words into her mouth.
And you shall go to the king and speak with him according to this word. And Joab put the words into her mouth.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and thou shalt go in to the kynge, and speake for so vnto him. And Ioab tolde her what she shulde saye.
and thou shalt go in to the kynge, and speake for so vnto him. And Ioab tolde her what she shulde saye.
American Standard Version
and go in to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
and go in to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
Bible in Basic English
And come to the king and say these words to him. So Joab gave her words to say.
And come to the king and say these words to him. So Joab gave her words to say.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And come to the king, and speake on this maner vnto hym (And so Ioab taught her what she should say.)
And come to the king, and speake on this maner vnto hym (And so Ioab taught her what she should say.)
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and go in to the king, and speak on this manner unto him.' So Joab put the words in her mouth.
and go in to the king, and speak on this manner unto him.' So Joab put the words in her mouth.
King James Version (1611)
And come to the king, and speake on this maner vnto him: so Ioab put the words in her mouth.
And come to the king, and speake on this maner vnto him: so Ioab put the words in her mouth.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou shalt go to the king, and speak to him according to this word. And Joab put the words in her mouth.
And thou shalt go to the king, and speak to him according to this word. And Joab put the words in her mouth.
English Revised Version
and go in to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
and go in to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
Berean Standard Bible
Then go to the king and speak these words to him." And Joab put the words in her mouth.
Then go to the king and speak these words to him." And Joab put the words in her mouth.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou schalt entre to the kyng, and thou schalt speke to hym siche wordis. Sotheli Joab puttide the wordis in hir mouth.
And thou schalt entre to the kyng, and thou schalt speke to hym siche wordis. Sotheli Joab puttide the wordis in hir mouth.
Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast gone unto the king, and spoken unto him, according to this word;' and Joab putteth the words into her mouth.
and thou hast gone unto the king, and spoken unto him, according to this word;' and Joab putteth the words into her mouth.
Update Bible Version
and go in to the king, and speak on this manner to him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
and go in to the king, and speak on this manner to him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
Webster's Bible Translation
And come to the king, and speak in this manner to him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
And come to the king, and speak in this manner to him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
World English Bible
and go in to the king, and speak on this manner to him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
and go in to the king, and speak on this manner to him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
New King James Version
Go to the king and speak to him in this manner." So Joab put the words in her mouth.
Go to the king and speak to him in this manner." So Joab put the words in her mouth.
New Living Translation
Then go to the king and tell him the story I am about to tell you." Then Joab told her what to say.
Then go to the king and tell him the story I am about to tell you." Then Joab told her what to say.
New Life Bible
Then go to the king and speak to him in this way." And Joab told her what to say.
Then go to the king and speak to him in this way." And Joab told her what to say.
New Revised Standard
Go to the king and speak to him as follows." And Joab put the words into her mouth.
Go to the king and speak to him as follows." And Joab put the words into her mouth.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
so shalt thou come in unto the king, and speak unto him, after this manner. And Joab put the words in her mouth.
so shalt thou come in unto the king, and speak unto him, after this manner. And Joab put the words in her mouth.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt go in to the king, and shalt speak to him in this manner. And Joab put the words in her mouth.
And thou shalt go in to the king, and shalt speak to him in this manner. And Joab put the words in her mouth.
Revised Standard Version
and go to the king, and speak thus to him." So Jo'ab put the words in her mouth.
and go to the king, and speak thus to him." So Jo'ab put the words in her mouth.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
then go to the king and speak to him in this manner." So Joab put the words in her mouth.
then go to the king and speak to him in this manner." So Joab put the words in her mouth.
Contextual Overview
1 Joab knew that King David missed Absalom very much, 2 so he sent for a clever woman who lived in Tekoa. When she arrived, he said to her, "Pretend that you are in mourning; put on your mourning clothes, and don't comb your hair. Act like a woman who has been in mourning for a long time. 3 Then go to the king and say to him what I tell you to say." Then Joab told her what to say. 4 The woman went to the king, bowed down to the ground in respect, and said, "Help me, Your Majesty!" 5 "What do you want?" he asked her. "I am a poor widow, sir," she answered. "My husband is dead. 6 Sir, I had two sons, and one day they got into a quarrel out in the fields, where there was no one to separate them, and one of them killed the other. 7 And now, sir, all my relatives have turned against me and are demanding that I hand my son over to them, so that they can kill him for murdering his brother. If they do this, I will be left without a son. They will destroy my last hope and leave my husband without a son to keep his name alive." 8 "Go back home," the king answered, "and I will take care of the matter." 9 "Your Majesty," she said, "whatever you do, my family and I will take the blame; you and the royal family are innocent." 10 The king replied, "If anyone threatens you, bring him to me, and he will never bother you again."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
put the words: 2 Samuel 14:19, Exodus 4:15, Numbers 23:5, Deuteronomy 18:18, Isaiah 51:16, Isaiah 59:21, Jeremiah 1:9
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 31:19 - put it in their Ezra 8:17 - I told them
Cross-References
Genesis 19:24
Suddenly the Lord rained burning sulfur on the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah
Suddenly the Lord rained burning sulfur on the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah
Numbers 34:12
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Deuteronomy 3:17
On the west their territory extended to the Jordan River, from Lake Galilee in the north down to the Dead Sea in the south and to the foot of Mount Pisgah on the east.
On the west their territory extended to the Jordan River, from Lake Galilee in the north down to the Dead Sea in the south and to the foot of Mount Pisgah on the east.
Joshua 3:16
the water stopped flowing and piled up, far upstream at Adam, the city beside Zarethan. The flow downstream to the Dead Sea was completely cut off, and the people were able to cross over near Jericho.
the water stopped flowing and piled up, far upstream at Adam, the city beside Zarethan. The flow downstream to the Dead Sea was completely cut off, and the people were able to cross over near Jericho.
Psalms 107:34
He made rich soil become a salty wasteland because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
He made rich soil become a salty wasteland because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And come to the king,.... At his palace, in the above condition and circumstances:
and speak on this manner unto him; something to the following purpose he dictated to her:
so Joab put the words in her mouth; the substance of what she should say; the fable she was to deliver as her own case might be framed by Joab, and which she delivered word for word exactly as he put it, and the application of it; but as he knew not what questions the king would ask her, so he could not dictate to her what to reply, unless he supposed this and the other, and so formed answers; but this he left to her prudence, and for the sake of which he chose a wise woman to manage this affair.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Come to the king - The king as a judge was accessible to all his subjects (2 Samuel 15:2; compare 1 Kings 3:16).
