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New Living Translation

2 Samuel 14:10

"If anyone objects," the king said, "bring him to me. I can assure you he will never harm 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.
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 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 Joab realized how much the king longed to see Absalom. 2 So he sent for a woman from Tekoa who had a reputation for great wisdom. He said to her, "Pretend you are in mourning; wear mourning clothes and don't put on lotions. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time. 3 Then go to the king and tell him the story I am about to tell you." Then Joab told her what to say. 4 When the woman from Tekoa approached the king, she bowed with her face to the ground in deep respect and cried out, "O king! Help me!" 5 "What's the trouble?" the king asked. "Alas, I am a widow!" she replied. "My husband is dead. 6 My two sons had a fight out in the field. And since no one was there to stop it, one of them was killed. 7 Now the rest of the family is demanding, ‘Let us have your son. We will execute him for murdering his brother. He doesn't deserve to inherit his family's property.' They want to extinguish the only coal I have left, and my husband's name and family will disappear from the face of the earth." 8 "Leave it to me," the king told her. "Go home, and I'll see to it that no one touches him." 9 "Oh, thank you, my lord the king," the woman from Tekoa replied. "If you are criticized for helping me, let the blame fall on me and on my father's house, and let the king and his throne be innocent." 10 "If anyone objects," the king said, "bring him to me. I can assure you he will never harm you again!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 16:4 - Behold

Cross-References

Genesis 11:3
They began saying to each other, "Let's make bricks and harden them with fire." (In this region bricks were used instead of stone, and tar was used for mortar.)
Genesis 19:17
When they were safely out of the city, one of the angels ordered, "Run for your lives! And don't look back or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away!"
Genesis 19:30
Afterward Lot left Zoar because he was afraid of the people there, and he went to live in a cave in the mountains with his two daughters.
Joshua 8:24
When the Israelite army finished chasing and killing all the men of Ai in the open fields, they went back and finished off everyone inside.
Psalms 83:10
They were destroyed at Endor, and their decaying corpses fertilized the soil.
Isaiah 24:18
Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap, and those who escape the trap will be caught in a snare. Destruction falls like rain from the heavens; the foundations of the earth shake.
Jeremiah 48:44
"Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap, and those who escape the trap will step into a snare. I will see to it that you do not get away, for the time of your judgment has come," 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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