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Literal Standard Version
2 Samuel 14:18
And the king answers and says to the woman, "Please do not hide from me the thing that I am asking you"; and the woman says, "Please let my lord the king speak."
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then the king answered the woman, “I’m going to ask you something; don’t conceal it from me!”
Then the king answered the woman, “I’m going to ask you something; don’t conceal it from me!”
Hebrew Names Version
Then the king answered the woman, Please don't hide anything from me that I shall ask you. The woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
Then the king answered the woman, Please don't hide anything from me that I shall ask you. The woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
King James Version
Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
Lexham English Bible
The king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not withhold from me a thing which I am about to ask you." The woman said, "Please let my lord the king speak."
The king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not withhold from me a thing which I am about to ask you." The woman said, "Please let my lord the king speak."
English Standard Version
Then the king answered the woman, "Do not hide from me anything I ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."
Then the king answered the woman, "Do not hide from me anything I ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."
New Century Version
Then King David said, "Do not hide the truth. Answer me one question." The woman said, "My master the king, please ask your question."
Then King David said, "Do not hide the truth. Answer me one question." The woman said, "My master the king, please ask your question."
New English Translation
Then the king replied to the woman, "Don't hide any information from me when I question you." The woman said, "Let my lord the king speak!"
Then the king replied to the woman, "Don't hide any information from me when I question you." The woman said, "Let my lord the king speak!"
Amplified Bible
Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Do not hide from me anything that I ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king please speak."
Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Do not hide from me anything that I ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king please speak."
New American Standard Bible
Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not hide anything from me that I am about to ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king please speak."
Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not hide anything from me that I am about to ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king please speak."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the King answered, and said vnto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall aske thee. And the woman sayde, Let my lord the King now speake.
Then the King answered, and said vnto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall aske thee. And the woman sayde, Let my lord the King now speake.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not hide anything from me that I am about to ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king please speak."
Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not hide anything from me that I am about to ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king please speak."
Contemporary English Version
Then David said to the woman, "Now I'm going to ask you a question, and don't try to hide the truth!" The woman replied, "Please go ahead, Your Majesty."
Then David said to the woman, "Now I'm going to ask you a question, and don't try to hide the truth!" The woman replied, "Please go ahead, Your Majesty."
Complete Jewish Bible
The king then answered the woman: "I'm going to ask you a question, and please don't hide anything from me." The woman said, "Let my lord the king now speak."
The king then answered the woman: "I'm going to ask you a question, and please don't hide anything from me." The woman said, "Let my lord the king now speak."
Darby Translation
And the king answered and said to the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
And the king answered and said to the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
Easy-to-Read Version
King David answered the woman, "You must answer the question I will ask you." The woman said, "My lord and king, please ask your question."
King David answered the woman, "You must answer the question I will ask you." The woman said, "My lord and king, please ask your question."
George Lamsa Translation
Then the king answered and said to the woman, Do not hide from me anything that I ask you. And the woman said to him, Let my lord the king now speak.
Then the king answered and said to the woman, Do not hide from me anything that I ask you. And the woman said to him, Let my lord the king now speak.
Good News Translation
The king answered, "I'm going to ask you a question, and you must tell me the whole truth." "Ask me anything, Your Majesty," she answered.
The king answered, "I'm going to ask you a question, and you must tell me the whole truth." "Ask me anything, Your Majesty," she answered.
Literal Translation
And the king answered and said to the woman, Please do not hide from me the thing that I am asking you. And the woman said, Then let my lord the king speak.
And the king answered and said to the woman, Please do not hide from me the thing that I am asking you. And the woman said, Then let my lord the king speak.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The kynge answered and sayde vnto the woman: Kepe nothynge fro me that I axe the. The woman sayde: Let my lorde the kinge speake on.
The kynge answered and sayde vnto the woman: Kepe nothynge fro me that I axe the. The woman sayde: Let my lorde the kinge speake on.
American Standard Version
Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, aught that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, aught that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
Bible in Basic English
Then the king said to the woman, Now give me an answer to the question I am going to put to you; keep nothing back. And the woman said, Let my lord the king say on.
Then the king said to the woman, Now give me an answer to the question I am going to put to you; keep nothing back. And the woman said, Let my lord the king say on.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then the king aunswered, and sayde vnto the woman: Hyde not from me I pray thee ye thing that I shall aske thee. And the woman sayde: Let my lord the king nowe speake.
Then the king aunswered, and sayde vnto the woman: Hyde not from me I pray thee ye thing that I shall aske thee. And the woman sayde: Let my lord the king nowe speake.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then the king answered and said unto the woman: 'Hide not from me, I pray thee, aught that I shall ask thee.' And the woman said: 'Let my lord the king now speak.'
Then the king answered and said unto the woman: 'Hide not from me, I pray thee, aught that I shall ask thee.' And the woman said: 'Let my lord the king now speak.'
King James Version (1611)
Then the king answered and said vnto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall aske thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speake.
Then the king answered and said vnto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall aske thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speake.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king answered, and said to the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the matter which I ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king by all means speak.
And the king answered, and said to the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the matter which I ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king by all means speak.
English Revised Version
Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, aught that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, aught that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the king said to the woman, "I am going to ask you something; do not conceal it from me!" "Let my lord the king speak," she replied.
Then the king said to the woman, "I am going to ask you something; do not conceal it from me!" "Let my lord the king speak," she replied.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the kyng answeride, and seide to the womman, Hide thou not fro me the word which Y axe thee. And the womman seide to hym, Speke thou, my lord the kyng.
And the kyng answeride, and seide to the womman, Hide thou not fro me the word which Y axe thee. And the womman seide to hym, Speke thou, my lord the kyng.
Young's Literal Translation
And the king answereth and saith unto the woman, `Do not, I pray thee, hide from me the thing that I am asking thee;' and the woman saith, `Let, I pray thee, my lord the king speak.'
And the king answereth and saith unto the woman, `Do not, I pray thee, hide from me the thing that I am asking thee;' and the woman saith, `Let, I pray thee, my lord the king speak.'
Update Bible Version
Then the king answered and said to the woman, Don't hide from me, I pray you, anything that I shall ask you. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
Then the king answered and said to the woman, Don't hide from me, I pray you, anything that I shall ask you. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then the king answered and said to the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
Then the king answered and said to the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
World English Bible
Then the king answered the woman, Please don't hide anything from me that I shall ask you. The woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
Then the king answered the woman, Please don't hide anything from me that I shall ask you. The woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
New King James Version
Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not hide from me anything that I ask you." And the woman said, "Please, let my lord the king speak."
Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not hide from me anything that I ask you." And the woman said, "Please, let my lord the king speak."
New Living Translation
"I must know one thing," the king replied, "and tell me the truth." "Yes, my lord the king," she responded.
"I must know one thing," the king replied, "and tell me the truth." "Yes, my lord the king," she responded.
New Life Bible
Then the king said to the woman, "Do not hide anything from me that I ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."
Then the king said to the woman, "Do not hide anything from me that I ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."
New Revised Standard
Then the king answered the woman, "Do not withhold from me anything I ask you." The woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."
Then the king answered the woman, "Do not withhold from me anything I ask you." The woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then responded the king, and said unto the woman, Nay, now! do not hide from me, the thing which I am about to ask thee. And the woman said, Pray let my lord the king speak.
Then responded the king, and said unto the woman, Nay, now! do not hide from me, the thing which I am about to ask thee. And the woman said, Pray let my lord the king speak.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king answering, said to the woman: Hide not from me the thing that I ask thee. And the woman said to him: Speak, my lord the king.
And the king answering, said to the woman: Hide not from me the thing that I ask thee. And the woman said to him: Speak, my lord the king.
Revised Standard Version
Then the king answered the woman, "Do not hide from me anything I ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."
Then the king answered the woman, "Do not hide from me anything I ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."
THE MESSAGE
The king then said, "I'm going to ask you something. Answer me truthfully." "Certainly," she said. "Let my master, the king, speak."
The king then said, "I'm going to ask you something. Answer me truthfully." "Certainly," she said. "Let my master, the king, speak."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not hide anything from me that I am about to ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king please speak."
Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not hide anything from me that I am about to ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king please speak."
Contextual Overview
1And Joab son of Zeruial knows that the heart of the king [is] on Absalom, 2and Joab sends to Tekoah, and takes a wise woman from there, and says to her, "Please feign yourself a mourner, and now put on garments of mourning, and do not anoint yourself with oil, and you have been as a woman mourning for the dead [for] these many days, 3and you have gone to the king, and spoken to him, according to this word"; and Joab puts the words into her mouth. 4And the woman of Tekoah speaks to the king, and falls on her face to the earth, and pays respect, and says, "Save, O king." 5And the king says to her, "What do you [want]?" And she says, "I [am] truly a widow woman, and my husband dies, 6and your maidservant has two sons; and both of them strive in a field, and there is no deliverer between them, and one strikes the other, and puts him to death; 7and behold, the whole family has risen against your maidservant, and say, Give up him who strikes his brother, and we put him to death for the life of his brother whom he has slain, and we also destroy the heir; and they have quenched my coal which is left—so as not to set a name and remnant on the face of the ground for my husband." 8And the king says to the woman, "Go to your house, and I give charge concerning you." 9And the woman of Tekoah says to the king, "On me, my lord, O king, [is] the iniquity, and on the house of my father; and the king and his throne [are] innocent." 10And the king says, "He who speaks to you, and you have brought him to me, then he does not add to come against you anymore."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Hide not: 1 Samuel 3:17, 1 Samuel 3:18, Jeremiah 38:14, Jeremiah 38:25
Cross-References
Genesis 14:10
And the Valley of Siddim [is] full of bitumen-pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah flee, and fall there, and those left have fled to the mountain.
And the Valley of Siddim [is] full of bitumen-pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah flee, and fall there, and those left have fled to the mountain.
Genesis 14:22
and Abram says to the king of Sodom, "I have lifted up my hand to YHWH, God Most High, possessing the heavens and earth—
and Abram says to the king of Sodom, "I have lifted up my hand to YHWH, God Most High, possessing the heavens and earth—
Ruth 3:10
And he says, "Blessed [are] you of YHWH, my daughter; you have dealt more kindly at the latter end than at the beginning—not to go after the young men, either poor or rich.
And he says, "Blessed [are] you of YHWH, my daughter; you have dealt more kindly at the latter end than at the beginning—not to go after the young men, either poor or rich.
2 Samuel 2:5
And David sends messengers to the men of Jabesh-Gilead and says to them, "Blessed [are] you of YHWH, in that you have done this kindness with your lord, with Saul, that you bury him.
And David sends messengers to the men of Jabesh-Gilead and says to them, "Blessed [are] you of YHWH, in that you have done this kindness with your lord, with Saul, that you bury him.
Psalms 7:17
I thank YHWH, || According to His righteousness, || And I praise the Name of YHWH Most High!
I thank YHWH, || According to His righteousness, || And I praise the Name of YHWH Most High!
Psalms 50:14
Sacrifice to God confession, || And complete your vows to the Most High.
Sacrifice to God confession, || And complete your vows to the Most High.
Psalms 57:2
I call to God Most High, || To God [who] is perfecting for me.
I call to God Most High, || To God [who] is perfecting for me.
Psalms 76:2
And His dwelling place is in Salem, || And His habitation in Zion.
And His dwelling place is in Salem, || And His habitation in Zion.
Micah 6:6
With what do I come before YHWH? Do I bow to God Most High? Do I come before Him with burnt-offerings? With calves—sons of a year?
With what do I come before YHWH? Do I bow to God Most High? Do I come before Him with burnt-offerings? With calves—sons of a year?
Acts 7:48
But the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, according as the prophet says:
But the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, according as the prophet says:
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then the king answered and said unto the woman,.... Understanding plainly what she meant by all this, that the case she brought was a feigned one, and that the intention of it was to let him know the sense of the people with respect to Absalom, and the recall of him:
hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee; he suspected that this was not a scheme of her own, but some considerable person had formed it, and made use of her to execute it, which was what he desired to know:
and the woman said, let my lord the king now speak; ask what question he pleases, I am ready to answer.
