2 Samuel 14:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.”
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““What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, Of a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the king saith to her, `What--to thee?' and she saith, `Truly a widow woman <FI>am<Fi> I, and my husband dieth,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 14:5 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 38:19Then Tamar got up and departed. And she removed her veil and put on her widow’s garments again.
- Judges 9:8One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
- 2 Samuel 12:1Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
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