2 Samuel 14:16 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁶ The king will listen to me and save me from the man who wants to kill me and my son. That man just wants to keep us from getting the things God gave us.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ For the king will hear to deliver his handmaid from the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together from [Israel] the inheritance of God.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ For the king will hear, to deliver his servant out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ because the king will agree to deliver his servant from the power of anyone who would destroy both me and my son from the inheritance God gave.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And the king listened, and he freed his handmaid from the hand of all who were willing to take away me and my son together, from the inheritance of God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And the king hath hearkened to me to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of all that would destroy me and my son together, out of the inheritance of God.

2 Samuel 14:16 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 14:15

My lord and king, I came to say these words to you. Why? Because the people made me afraid. I said to myself, ‘I will talk to the king. Maybe the king will help me.

2 Samuel 20:19

I am one of many peaceful, loyal people in this town. You are trying to destroy an important city of Israel. Why do you want to destroy something that belongs to the Lord?”

Psalm 72:12

Our king helps the helpless.\par Our king helps poor, helpless people.\par

Proverbs 16:10

When a king speaks, his words are law. His decisions should always be fair.

Deuteronomy 32:9

The Lord’s share is his people; Jacob (Israel) belongs to the Lord.

1 Samuel 26:19

My master and king, listen to me! If the Lord caused you to be angry at me, then let him accept an offering. But if men caused you to be angry at me, then let the Lord cause bad things to happen to them. Men have forced me to leave the land the Lord gave me. Men have told me, ‘{Go live with the foreigners.} Go and serve other gods.’