Red-Letter King James Bible 1769 Edition (KJV)

2 Samuel 14

1 Joab, suborning a widow of Tekoah, by a parable to incline the king's heart to fetch home Absalom, bringeth him to Jerusalem. 25 Absalom's beauty, hair, and children. 28 After two years, Absalom by Joab is brought before the king's presence.

 14:1 ¶ Now Joab 3097 the son 1121 of Zeruiah 6870 perceived 3045 z8799 that x3588 the king's 4428 heart 3820 [was] toward x5921 Absalom. 53

 14:2 And Joab 3097 sent 7971 z8799 to Tekoah, 8620 and fetched 3947 z8799 thence x4480 x8033 a wise 2450 woman, 802 and said 559 z8799 unto x413 her, I pray thee, x4994 feign thyself to be a mourner, 56 z8693 and put on 3847 z8798 now x4994 mourning 60 apparel, 899 and anoint 5480 z8799 not x408 thyself with oil, 8081 but be x1961 as a woman 802 that x2088 had a long 7227 time 3117 mourned 56 z8690 for x5921 the dead: 4191 z8801

 14:3 And come 935 z8804 to x413 the king, 4428 and speak 1696 z8765 on x413 this x2088 manner 1697 unto x413 him. So Joab 3097 put 7760 z8799 x853 the words 1697 in her mouth. 6310

 14:4 ¶ And when the woman 802 of Tekoah 8621 spake 559 z8799 to x413 the king, 4428 she fell 5307 z8799 on x5921 her face 639 to the ground, 776 and did obeisance, 7812 z8691 and said, 559 z8799 Help, 3467 z8685 O king. 4428

 14:5 And the king 4428 said 559 z8799 unto her, What x4100 aileth thee? And she answered, 559 z8799 I x589 [am] indeed 61 a widow 490 woman, 802 and mine husband 376 is dead. 4191 z8799

 14:6 And thy handmaid 8198 had two 8147 sons, 1121 and they two 8147 strove together 5327 z8735 in the field, 7704 and [there was] none x369 to part 5337 z8688 x996 them, but the one 259 smote 5221 z8686 x853 the other, 259 and slew 4191 z8686 him.

 14:7 And, behold, x2009 the whole x3605 family 4940 is risen 6965 z8804 against x5921 thine handmaid, 8198 and they said, 559 z8799 Deliver 5414 z8798 x853 him that smote 5221 z8688 his brother, 251 that we may kill 4191 z8686 him, for the life 5315 of his brother 251 whom x834 he slew; 2026 z8804 and we will destroy 8045 z8686 x853 the heir 3423 z8802 also: x1571 and so they shall quench 3518 z8765 x853 my coal 1513 which x834 is left, y7760 z8800 x7604 and shall not x1115 leave 7604 z8738 to my husband 376 [neither] name 8034 nor remainder 7611 upon 6440 x5921 the earth. 127

 14:8 And the king 4428 said 559 z8799 unto x413 the woman, 802 Go y3212 z8798 x1980 to thine house, 1004 and I x589 will give charge 6680 z8762 concerning x5921 thee.

 14:9 And the woman 802 of Tekoah 8621 said 559 z8799 unto x413 the king, 4428 My lord, 113 O king, 4428 the iniquity 5771 [be] on x5921 me, and on x5921 my father's 1 house: 1004 and the king 4428 and his throne 3678 [be] guiltless. 5355

 14:10 And the king 4428 said, 559 z8799 Whosoever saith 1696 z8764 [ought] unto x413 thee, bring 935 z8689 him to x413 me, and he shall not x3808 touch 5060 z8800 thee any x3254 more. y3254 z8686 x5750

 14:11 Then said 559 z8799 she, I pray thee, x4994 let the king 4428 remember 2142 z8799 x853 the LORD 3068 thy God, 430 that thou wouldest not x3808 suffer the revengers 1350 z8802 of blood 1818 to destroy 7843 z8763 any more, 7235 z8687 lest they destroy 8045 z8686 x853 my son. 1121 And he said, 559 z8799 [As] the LORD 3068 liveth, 2416 there shall not x518 one hair 8185 x4480 of thy son 1121 fall 5307 z8799 to the earth. 776

 14:12 Then the woman 802 said, 559 z8799 Let thine handmaid, 8198 I pray thee, x4994 speak 1696 z8762 [one] word 1697 unto x413 my lord 113 the king. 4428 And he said, 559 z8799 Say on. 1696 z8761

 14:13 And the woman 802 said, 559 z8799 Wherefore x4100 then hast thou thought 2803 z8804 such x2063 a thing against x5921 the people 5971 of God? 430 for the king 4428 doth speak 1696 z8693 x4480 this x2088 thing 1697 as one which is faulty, 818 in that the king 4428 doth not x1115 fetch home again 7725 z8687 x853 his banished. 5080 z8737

 14:14 For x3588 we must needs y4191 z8800 die, 4191 z8799 and [are] as water 4325 spilt 5064 z8737 on the ground, 776 which x834 cannot x3808 be gathered up x622 again; y622 z8735 neither x3808 doth God 430 respect 5375 z8799 [any] person: 5315 yet doth he devise 2803 z8804 means, 4284 that his banished 5080 z8737 be not expelled 5080 z8799 from x4480 him.

 14:15 Now x6258 therefore that x834 I am come 935 z8804 to speak 1696 z8763 of x853 this x2088 thing 1697 unto x413 my lord 113 the king, 4428 [it is] because x3588 the people 5971 have made me afraid: 3372 z8765 and thy handmaid 8198 said, 559 z8799 I will now x4994 speak 1696 z8762 unto x413 the king; 4428 it may be x194 that the king 4428 will perform 6213 z8799 x853 the request 1697 of his handmaid. 519

 14:16 For x3588 the king 4428 will hear, 8085 z8799 to deliver 5337 z8687 x853 his handmaid 519 out of the hand 3709 x4480 of the man 376 [that would] destroy 8045 z8687 me and my son 1121 together 3162 out of the inheritance 5159 x4480 of God. 430

 14:17 Then thine handmaid 8198 said, 559 z8799 The word 1697 of my lord 113 the king 4428 shall now x4994 be x1961 comfortable: 4496 for x3588 as an angel 4397 of God, 430 so x3651 [is] my lord 113 the king 4428 to discern 8085 z8800 good 2896 and bad: 7451 therefore the LORD 3068 thy God 430 will be x1961 with x5973 thee.

 14:18 Then the king 4428 answered 6030 z8799 and said 559 z8799 unto x413 the woman, 802 Hide 3582 z8762 not x408 from x4480 me, I pray thee, x4994 the thing 1697 that x834 I x595 shall ask 7592 z8802 thee. And the woman 802 said, 559 z8799 Let my lord 113 the king 4428 now x4994 speak. 1696 z8762

 14:19 And the king 4428 said, 559 z8799 [Is not] the hand 3027 of Joab 3097 with x854 thee in all x3605 this? x2063 And the woman 802 answered 6030 z8799 and said, 559 z8799 [As] thy soul 5315 liveth, 2416 my lord 113 the king, 4428 none y376 can y786 turn x518 x786 to the right x3231 hand y3231 z8687 or to the left 8041 z8687 from ought x4480 x3605 that x834 my lord 113 the king 4428 hath spoken: 1696 z8765 for x3588 thy servant 5650 Joab, 3097 he x1931 bade 6680 z8765 me, and he x1931 put 7760 z8804 x853 all x3605 these x428 words 1697 in the mouth 6310 of thine handmaid: 8198

 14:20 To 5668 fetch about 5437 z8763 x853 this form 6440 of speech 1697 hath thy servant 5650 Joab 3097 done 6213 z8804 x853 this x2088 thing: 1697 and my lord 113 [is] wise, 2450 according to the wisdom 2451 of an angel 4397 of God, 430 to know 3045 z8800 x853 all x3605 [things] that x834 [are] in the earth. 776

 14:21 ¶ And the king 4428 said 559 z8799 unto x413 Joab, 3097 Behold x2009 now, x4994 I have done 6213 z8804 x853 this x2088 thing: 1697 go y3212 z8798 x1980 therefore, bring 7725 z0 x853 the young man 5288 Absalom 53 again. y7725 z8685

 14:22 And Joab 3097 fell 5307 z8799 to the ground 776 on x413 his face, 6440 and bowed y7812 z8691 himself, x7812 and thanked 1288 z8762 x853 the king: 4428 and Joab 3097 said, 559 z8799 To day 3117 thy servant 5650 knoweth 3045 z8804 that x3588 I have found 4672 z8804 grace 2580 in thy sight, 5869 my lord, 113 O king, 4428 in that x834 the king 4428 hath fulfilled 6213 z8804 x853 the request 1697 of his servant. 5650

 14:23 So Joab 3097 arose 6965 z8799 and went y3212 z8799 x1980 to Geshur, 1650 and brought 935 z8686 x853 Absalom 53 to Jerusalem. 3389

 14:24 And the king 4428 said, 559 z8799 Let him turn 5437 z8735 to x413 his own house, 1004 and let him not x3808 see 7200 z8799 my face. 6440 So Absalom 53 returned 5437 z8735 to x413 his own house, 1004 and saw 7200 z8804 not x3808 the king's 4428 face. 6440

 14:25 ¶ But in all x3605 Israel 3478 there was x1961 none 376 x3808 to be so much 3966 praised 1984 z8763 as Absalom 53 for his beauty: 3303 from the sole 3709 x4480 of his foot 7272 even to x5704 the crown of his head 6936 there was x1961 no x3808 blemish 3971 in him.

 14:26 And when he polled 1548 z8763 x853 his head, 7218 (for it was x1961 at every year's 3117 end 7093 3117 x4480 that x834 he polled 1548 z8762 [it]: because x3588 [the hair] was heavy 3513 z8804 on x5921 him, therefore he polled 1548 z8765 it:) he weighed 8254 z8804 x853 the hair 8181 of his head 7218 at two hundred 3967 shekels 8255 after the king's 4428 weight. 68

 14:27 And unto Absalom 53 there were born 3205 z8735 three 7969 sons, 1121 and one 259 daughter, 1323 whose name 8034 [was] Tamar: 8559 she x1931 was x1961 a woman 802 of a fair 3303 countenance. 4758

 14:28 ¶ So Absalom 53 dwelt 3427 z8799 two full y3117 years 8141 x3117 in Jerusalem, 3389 and saw 7200 z8804 not x3808 the king's 4428 face. 6440

 14:29 Therefore Absalom 53 sent 7971 z8799 for x413 Joab, 3097 to have sent 7971 z8800 him to x413 the king; 4428 but he would 14 z8804 not x3808 come 935 z8800 to x413 him: and when he sent x7971 again y7971 z8799 x5750 the second time, 8145 he would 14 z8804 not x3808 come. 935 z8800

 14:30 Therefore he said 559 z8799 unto x413 his servants, 5650 See, 7200 z8798 Joab's 3097 field 2513 is near 413 mine, 3027 and he hath barley 8184 there; x8033 go y3212 z8798 x1980 and set 3341 z8685 it on fire. 784 And Absalom's 53 servants 5650 set 3341 z8686 x853 the field 2513 on fire. 784

 14:31 Then Joab 3097 arose, 6965 z8799 and came 935 z8799 to x413 Absalom 53 unto [his] house, 1004 and said 559 z8799 unto x413 him, Wherefore x4100 have thy servants 5650 set 3341 z8689 x853 my field 2513 on fire? 784

 14:32 And Absalom 53 answered 559 z8799 x413 Joab, 3097 Behold, x2009 I sent 7971 z8804 unto x413 thee, saying, 559 z8800 Come 935 z8798 hither, x2008 that I may send 7971 z8799 thee to x413 the king, 4428 to say, 559 z8800 Wherefore x4100 am I x589 come 935 z8804 from Geshur? 1650 x4480 [it had been] good 2896 for me [to have been] there x8033 still: x5750 now x6258 therefore let me see 7200 z8799 the king's 4428 face; 6440 and if x518 there be 3426 [any] iniquity 5771 in me, let him kill 4191 z8689 me.

 14:33 So Joab 3097 came 935 z8799 to x413 the king, 4428 and told 5046 z8686 him: and when he had called 7121 z8799 for x413 Absalom, 53 he came 935 z8799 to x413 the king, 4428 and bowed 7812 z8691 himself on x5921 his face 639 to the ground 776 before 6440 the king: 4428 and the king 4428 kissed 5401 z8799 Absalom. 53