The king said to the woman, “Go to your house, and I will give a command concerning you.”
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The king said to the woman, “Go to your house, and I will give a command concerning you.”
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And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
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And the king said unto the woman: 'Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.'
Cross-references (5)
Passages linked to 2 Samuel 14:8 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Proverbs 18:13 He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
- 2 Samuel 12:5-6 David’s anger burned hot against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As Yahweh lives, the man who has done this deserves to die! He must restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity!”
- 2 Samuel 16:4 Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” Ziba said, “I bow down. Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, O king.”
- Job 29:16 I was a father to the needy. I researched the cause of him who I didn’t know.
- Isaiah 11:3-4 His delight will be in the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears; but he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 14:8 And the king said unto the woman,…
2Sa 14:8 And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
Ver. 8. Go to thine house.] Suitors are to be timely dismissed, when they cannot be presently despatched, as Jethro adviseth. {Exo 18:13-23}
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 That thy cause may be justly and truly examined,…
That thy cause may be justly and truly examined, and thy son preserved from their unjust and malicious proceedings.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the king said to the woman, go to…
And the king said to the woman, go to thine house,.... Go home and make thyself easy:
and I will give charge concerning thee; intimating that he would inquire into her case; and if it was as she had represented it, he would give orders that she should not be disturbed, or be obliged to deliver up her son, and that he should be safe from those that sought his life.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 8. I will give charge concerning thee.] This…
Verse 8. I will give charge concerning thee.] This would not do, it was too distant; and she could not by it bring her business to a conclusion: so she proceeds: -
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Sa 14:8. The king said, Go to thy house,…
2Sa 14:8. The king said, Go to thy house, &c. — Notwithstanding the forementioned dissimilarity, the case was too like his own to suffer David to be unmoved; he soon felt her distress, and told her she might return to her house, and leave the care of her business to him; he would give proper directions about it. But not having yet obtained what she wanted, in seeming solicitude for her son, she added, O king, the iniquity be on me, and the king and his throne be guiltless — She means, either, 1st, If she had pressed the king to any thing in itself unjust, or in any way had misinformed him, or misrepresented the state of the case, she wished all the guilt of that iniquity, or misrepresentation, might fall upon her own head, and upon her family. Or, 2d, If, through the king’s forgetfulness, or neglect of her just cause, her adversaries should prevail and destroy her son, her desire was, that God would not lay it to the king’s charge, but rather to her and hers, so that the king might be exempted thereby. By her words, thus taken, she insinuates that such an omission would bring guilt upon him; and yet most decently so expresses herself as not to seem to blame or threaten him with any punishment from God on that account. This sense seems best to agree with David’s answer, which shows that she desired some further assurances of the king’s care.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain I will give charge ... - Indirectly granting her…
I will give charge ... - Indirectly granting her petition, and assenting that her son’s life should be spared.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 8. I will give charge, &c.] Implying that her…
8. I will give charge, &c.] Implying that her son should be protected. The king could reasonably grant a free pardon, as it was a case of manslaughter and not a premeditated murder.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 I will command something to be done for you
I will command something to be done for you
This can be stated in active form. AT: "I will take care of this matter for you" (See: Active or Passive)
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Tekoa
Translate the name of this place the same as you did in 2 Samuel 14:2.
may the guilt be on me and on my father's family
This means that if people say that the king was wrong for helping the woman's family that the king should not be guilty. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. AT: "if anyone blames you for helping our family, may my family be considered guilty instead" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
The king and his throne
Here the word "throne" refers to anyone who later becomes king in David's place. AT: "The king and his descendants" or "The king and his family" (See: Metonymy)
are guiltless
"are innocent." This implies that in the future if anyone accuses the king of wrongdoing, he will be innocent in the matter. AT: "will be innocent regarding the matter" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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command
lord
family
throne
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