2 Samuel 14:12 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 14:12

Then the woman said, “Please, may your servant speak a word to my lord the king?” “Speak,” he replied.

BSB

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ASV

Then the woman said, Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

KJV

Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Then the woman said, let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my Lord the king,.... Having gained her point, and gotten a decree from him confirmed by an oath, that her son though he had killed his brother should not die; she proceeds to accommodate the parable, and apply it to the case of Absalom, and improve it in his favour: and he said, say on; gave her leave to say what she had further to observe to him; see Luk 7:40.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Having at last obtained what she wanted, the king’s oath that her son should not die, she proceeds to the case of Absalom. The meaning of 2Sa 14:13 may be paraphrased thus: “If you have done right as regards my son, how is it that you harbor such a purpose of vengeance against Absalom as to keep him, one of God’s people, an outcast in a pagan country, far from the worship of the God of Israel?

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙	va.To.mer	and she said	H559 →
הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה	ha.'i.Shah	the woman	H802 →
תְּדַבֶּר־	te.da.ber-	let her speak	H1696 →
נָ֧א	na'	please	H4994 →
שִׁפְחָתְךָ֛	shif.cha.te.Kha	maidservant your	H8198 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אֲדֹנִ֥י	'a.do.Ni	lord my	H113 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
דָּבָ֑ר	da.Var	a word	H1697 →
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
דַּבֵּֽרִי׃ ס	da.Be.ri	speak	H1696 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 18:32
Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”
leads to
- James 5:15–17
  And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
- Judges 6:39
  Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time let it be dry, and the…
- Matthew 7:7
  Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Through
Genesis 18:27
Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—
leads to
- Isaiah 6:5
  Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD…
- Genesis 3:19
  By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”
- Luke 5:8
  When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
Through
Genesis 44:18
Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.
leads to
- Exodus 32:22
  “Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.
Through
Acts 26:1
Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:
leads to
- Acts 9:15
  “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.

About 2 Samuel

David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 2 Samuel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About 2 Samuel