When the woman from Tekoa came to the king, she fell face down to the ground, paid homage, and said, ‘Help me, Your Majesty! ’
2 Kings 8:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When the woman returned from the land of the Philistines at the end of seven years, she went to appeal to the king for her house and field. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition At the end of the seven years the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, and she went to appeal to the king for her house and land. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass at the seven years’ end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land. Common English Bible When seven years had passed, the woman returned from Philistia. She went to appeal to the king for her house and her farmland. Catholic Public Domain Version And when the seven years had ended, the woman returned from the land of the Philistines. And she departed, so that she might petition the king on behalf of her house and on behalf of her fields. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the seven years were ended, the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to speak to the king for her house, and for her lands. |
When the woman from Tekoa came to the king, she fell face down to the ground, paid homage, and said, ‘Help me, Your Majesty! ’
Then he said to Gehazi, ‘Say to her, “Look, you’ve gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army? ” ’ She answered, ‘I am living among my own people.’
As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, ‘My lord the king, help! ’
So the woman got ready and did what the man of God said. She and her household lived as resident foreigners in the land of the Philistines for seven years.
The king had been speaking to Gehazi, the attendant of the man of God, saying, ‘Tell me all the great things Elisha has done.’
When the king asked the woman, she told him the story. So the king appointed a court official for her, saying, ‘Restore all that was hers, along with all the income from the field from the day she left the country until now.’
He took up the case of the poor and needy; then it went well. Is this not what it means to know me? This is the Lord’s declaration.
She left the place where she had been living, accompanied by her two daughters-in-law, and travelled along the road leading back to the land of Judah.