2 Samuel 14:16

New English Translation

Yes! The king may listen and deliver his female servant from the hand of the man who seeks to remove both me and my son from the inheritance God has given us!’

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:15

I have now come to speak with my lord the king about this matter, because the people have made me fearful. But your servant said, ‘I will speak to the king! Perhaps the king will do what his female servant asks.

2 Samuel 20:19

I represent the peaceful and the faithful in Israel. You are attempting to destroy an important city in Israel. Why should you swallow up the Lord’s inheritance?”

Psalm 72:12

For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

Proverbs 16:10

The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.

Deuteronomy 32:9

For the Lord’s allotment is his people, Jacob is his special possession.

1 Samuel 26:19

So let my lord the king now listen to the words of his servant. If the Lord has incited you against me, may he take delight in an offering. But if men have instigated this, may they be cursed before the Lord! For they have driven me away this day from being united with the Lord’s inheritance, saying, ‘Go on, serve other gods!’