2 Samuel 14:5

New International Reader's Version

The king asked her, “What’s bothering you?” She said, “I’m a widow. My husband is dead.

Cross References

Genesis 21:17

God heard the boy crying. Then the angel of God called out to Hagar from heaven. He said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid. God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.

Genesis 38:19

After she left, she took off her veil. She put on her widow’s clothes again.

2 Samuel 14:4

The woman from Tekoa went to the king. She bowed down with her face toward the ground. She did it to show him respect. She said, “Your Majesty, please help me!”

2 Samuel 14:6

I had two sons. They got into a fight with each other in a field. No one was there to separate them. One of my sons struck down the other one and killed him.