On the third day, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn and earth on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the earth and showed respect.
2 Samuel 14:4 - Y'all Version Bible When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, showed respect, and said, “Help, O king!” 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 came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn and earth on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the earth and showed respect.
Joab fell to the ground on his face, showed respect, and blessed the king. Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has performed the request of his servant.”
The king said to her, “What ails you?” She answered, “Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, “All is well.” He bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, “Blessed is YHWH your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king!”
As soon as the boy was gone, David arose out of the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times. They kissed one another and wept with one another, and David wept the most.
When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got off her donkey, and fell before David on her face and bowed herself to the ground.