2 Samuel 14:8 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 14:8

“Go home,” the king said to the woman, “and I will give orders on your behalf.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This was encouraging, that he did not dismiss her petition with " Currat lex--Let the law take its course; blood calls for blood, and let it have what it calls for:" but he will take time to enquire whether the allegations of her petition be true.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
הָאִשָּׁ֖ה	ha.'i.Shah	the woman	H802 →
לְכִ֣י	le.Khi	go	H1980 →
לְבֵיתֵ֑ךְ	le.vei.Tekh	to house your	H1004 →
וַאֲנִ֖י	va.'a.Ni	and I	H589 →
אֲצַוֶּ֥ה	'a.tza.Veh	I will command	H6680 →
עָלָֽיִךְ׃	'a.La.yikh	on you	H5921 →

The walk

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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
Proverbs 18:13
He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.
leads to
- John 7:51
  “Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
- Deuteronomy 13:14
  then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you,
- Proverbs 20:25
  It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
Through
Job 29:16
I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
leads to
- Proverbs 29:7
  The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
- Psalms 68:5
  A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
Through
2 Samuel 16:4
So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”
leads to
- Proverbs 18:13
  He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.
- Proverbs 18:17
  The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
- Deuteronomy 19:15
  A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or…

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 2 Samuel

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

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About 2 Samuel