2 Samuel 14:5

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, Of a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead.

2 Samuel 14:5 — American Standard Version

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Context — 2 Samuel 14

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2And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead:

3and go in to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

4And 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.

5And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, Of a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead.

6And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and killed him.

7And, behold, the whole family is risen against thy handmaid, and they say, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew, and so destroy the heir also. Thus will they quench my coal which is left, and will leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the face of the earth.

8And the king said unto the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.

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