On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head came from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid homage.
2 Samuel 14:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When the woman from Tekoa came to the king, she fell face down to the ground, paid homage, and said, ‘Help me, Your Majesty! ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the woman of Tekoah spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king! American Standard Version (1901) And when the woman of Tekoa spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king. Common English Bible When the woman from Tekoa came to the king, she fell facedown, bowing low out of respect. “King, help me!” she said. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, when the woman of Tekoa had entered to the king, she fell before him on the ground, and she reverenced, and she said, "Save me, O king." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the woman of Thecua was come in to the king, she fell before him upon the ground, and worshipped, and said: Save me, O king. |
On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head came from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid homage.
Joab fell with his face to the ground in homage and blessed the king. ‘Today,’ Joab said, ‘your servant knows I have found favour with you, my lord the king, because the king has granted the request of your servant.’
‘What’s the matter? ’ the king asked her. ‘Sadly, I am a widow; my husband died,’ she said.
Ahimaaz called out to the king, ‘All is well,’ and paid homage to the king with his face to the ground. He continued, ‘Blessed be the Lord your God! He delivered up the men who rebelled against my lord the king.’
When the servant had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone Ezel, fell face down to the ground, and paid homage three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept with each other, though David wept more.
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey and knelt down with her face to the ground and paid homage to David.