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- Chapter 14
- Verse 4
2 Samuel 14:4
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king,.... Or after she had spoken to him, being introduced by Joab, as is…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Spake - Seems to be an accidental error for came, which is found in many manuscipts and versions. Help - literally, save…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 14:1-20
Here is, I. Joab's design to get Absalom recalled out of banishment, his crime pardoned, and his attainder reversed, Sa2…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And when the woman … spake … she fell All the versions and many Hebrew MSS read as the sense requires: "And the woman of…
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