2 Samuel 14:5

New English Translation

The king replied to her, “What do you want?” She answered, “I am a widow; my husband is dead.

Cross References

Genesis 21:17

But God heard the boy’s voice. The angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and asked her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Don’t be afraid, for God has heard the boy’s voice right where he is crying.

Genesis 38:19

She left immediately, removed her veil, and put on her widow’s clothes.

2 Samuel 14:4

So the Tekoan woman went to the king. She bowed down with her face to the ground in deference to him and said, “Please help me, O king!”

2 Samuel 14:6

Your servant has two sons. When the two of them got into a fight in the field, there was no one present who could intervene. One of them struck the other and killed him.