2 Samuel 14:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The king told the woman, ‘Go home. I will issue a command on your behalf.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition David said to the woman, Go home, and I will give orders concerning you. American Standard Version (1901) And the king said unto the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee. Common English Bible The king said to the woman, “Return home, and I will issue an order in your behalf.” Catholic Public Domain Version And the king said to the woman, "Go to your own house, and I will make a decree on your behalf." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the king said to the woman: Go to thy house; and I will give charge concerning thee. |
Now the whole clan has risen up against your servant and said, “Hand over the one who killed his brother so we may put him to death for the life of the brother he murdered. We will eliminate the heir! ” They would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband’s name or posterity on earth.’
Then the woman of Tekoa said to the king, ‘My lord the king, may any blame be on me and my father’s family, and may the king and his throne be innocent.’
The king said to Ziba, ‘All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours! ’ ‘I bow before you,’ Ziba said. ‘May I find favour with you, my lord the king! ’
I was a father to the needy, and I examined the case of the stranger.
The one who gives an answer before he listens – this is foolishness and disgrace for him.