The king said, “Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he will not bother you any more.”
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The king said, “Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he will not bother you any more.”
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And the king said, Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.
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And the king said: 'Whosoever saith aught unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.'
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 14:10 And the king said, Whosoever saith [ought]…
2Sa 14:10 And the king said, Whosoever saith [ought] unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.
Ver. 10. Bring him to me.] This word, Bring him, is spoken to one of David’s officers, saith Vatablus, whom he had assigned for a helper to the woman. Est enim secundae personae masculinum verbum apud Hebraeos.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain i.e. So as to hurt or molest thee, by…
i.e. So as to hurt or molest thee, by pursuing thy son.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the king said, whoever saith ought unto thee,....…
And the king said, whoever saith ought unto thee,.... Demanding her to deliver up her son to justice, and reproaching her for not doing it:
bring him to me; give him in charge to a proper officer to be brought before me, and I shall chastise him for it:
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and he shall not touch thee any more; give her any further trouble, by words or deeds.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 10. Whosoever saith aught unto thee] Neither did…
Verse 10. Whosoever saith aught unto thee] Neither did this bring the matter to such a bearing that she could come to her conclusion, which was, to get the king pledged by a solemn promise that all proceedings relative to the case should be stopped.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 says anything to you
says anything to you
Here speaking threats is spoken of as speaking in general. AT: "threatens you" or "speaks threats to you" (See: Synecdoche)
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he will not touch you anymore
Here David speaks of a person not threatening or hurting her, by saying that the person would not touch her. It is implied that David will not allow the person threatening her to bother her again. The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. AT: "I will make sure he does not threaten you again" (See: Metaphor and Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
Please, may the king call to mind Yahweh your God
Possible meanings are 1) The phrase "call to mind" is an idiom meaning to pray. AT: "Please, pray to Yahweh your God" or 2) Here "call to mind" means to remember and it is implied that after he remembers Yahweh he will promise in his name. AT: "Please promise in the name of Yahweh your God" (See: Idiom and Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
the avenger of blood
This refers to the man who wants to avenge the death of the dead brother. This can be stated clearly. AT: "the man who wants to avenge my son's brother's death" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
destroy anyone further
"cause anyone else to die." This is in addition to the brother who already died.
that they will not destroy my son
"that they will not kill my son" or "that they will not execute my son"
As Yahweh lives
Often people would make promises and compare how surely they would fulfil their promise to how surely Yahweh is alive. AT: "I promise you, as surely as Yahweh lives" or "In Yahweh's name I promise" (See: Simile and Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
not one hair of your son will fall to the ground
The means that her son will not be harmed, which is exaggerated by saying that he will not lose even a single hair. AT: "your son will be completely safe" (See: Hyperbole and Generalization)
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