2 Samuel 14:4 “When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homag…”

2 Samuel 14:4

When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

World English Bible

When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, showed respect, and said, “Help, O king!”

American Standard Version

And when the woman of Tekoa spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the woman of Tekoah spake vnto the king, and fel downe on her face to the ground, and did obeysance, and sayd, Helpe, O King.

Darby Translation

And the woman of Tekoah spoke to the king, and she fell on her face to the ground and did obeisance, and said, Save, O king!

Young's Literal Translation

And the woman of Tekoah speaketh unto the king, and falleth on her face to the earth, and doth obeisance, and saith, 'Save, O king.'

Bible in Basic English

And the woman of Tekoa came to the king, and falling on her face, gave him honour and said, Give me help, O king.

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Cross references

“fell on her”

2 Samuel 1:2 1 Samuel 25:23 1 Samuel 20:41

2 Samuel 1:2 · BSB

On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.

1 Samuel 25:23 · BSB

When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.

1 Samuel 20:41 · BSB

When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.

“Help”

2 Kings 6:26–28 Job 29:12–14 Luke 18:3–5

2 Kings 6:26–28 · BSB

As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help me, my lord the king!”

Job 29:12–14 · BSB

because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.

Luke 18:3–5 · BSB

And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth.

5“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.

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