2 Samuel 14

KJVNow Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

GIGAKJVNow Joab the son of Zeruiah realized that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

KJVAnd Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

GIGAKJVAnd Joab sent to Tekoah, and brought from there a wise woman, and said to her, I pray you, pretend to be a mourner, and put on now mourning clothes, and do not anoint yourself with oil, but be as a woman who had a long time mourned for the dead:

KJVAnd come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

GIGAKJVAnd come to the king, and speak on this manner to him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

KJVAnd when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

GIGAKJVAnd when the woman of Tekoah spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and bowed down, and said, Help, O king.

KJVAnd the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

GIGAKJVAnd the king said to her, What troubles you? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.

KJVAnd thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.

GIGAKJVAnd your female servant had two sons, and they two fought in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one struck the other, and killed him.

KJVAnd, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.

GIGAKJVAnd the whole family has risen against your female servant, and they said, Deliver him who struck his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of the brother he killed. We will destroy the heir also: and so they shall put out my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband either name or remainder on the earth.

KJVAnd the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.

GIGAKJVAnd the king said to the woman, Go to your house, and I will give charge concerning you.

KJVAnd the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.

GIGAKJVAnd the woman of Tekoah said to the king, My lord, O king, the wrongdoing be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.

KJVAnd the king said, Whoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

GIGAKJVAnd the king said, Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall not touch you any more.

KJVThen said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the Lord thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

GIGAKJVThen she said, I pray you, let the king remember the Lord your God, that you would not let the avengers of blood destroy any more, so they do not destroy my son. And he said, As the Lord lives, there shall not one hair of your son fall to the earth.

KJVThen the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

GIGAKJVThen the woman said, Let your female servant, I pray you, speak one word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

KJVAnd the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished.

GIGAKJVAnd the woman said, Therefore then have you thought such a thing against the people of God? For the king does speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king does not bring home again his banished one.

KJVFor we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.

GIGAKJVFor we must die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. Neither does God respect any person: yet he does plan means, that his banished is not expelled from him.

KJVNow therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.

GIGAKJVNow therefore that I have come to speak of this thing to my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and your female servant said, I will now speak to the king. It may be that the king will perform the request of his female servant.

KJVFor 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.

GIGAKJVFor the king will hear, to deliver his female servant out of the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

KJVThen thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the Lord thy God will be with thee.

GIGAKJVThen your female servant said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable. For as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the Lord your God will be with you.

KJVThen the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

GIGAKJVThen the king answered and said to the woman, Do not hide from me, I pray you, the thing that I shall ask you. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

KJVAnd the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:

GIGAKJVAnd the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman answered and said, As your soul lives, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. For your servant Joab, he told me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your female servant:

KJVTo fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

GIGAKJVTo change the way this matter looks has your servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

KJVAnd the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.

GIGAKJVAnd the king said to Joab, See now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.

KJVAnd Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.

GIGAKJVAnd Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, Today your servant knows that I have found grace in your sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has fulfilled the request of his servant.

KJVAnd the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.

GIGAKJVAnd the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and did not see the king's face.

KJVBut in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

GIGAKJVBut in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no defect in him.

KJVAnd when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.

GIGAKJVAnd when he polled his head, For it was at every year's end that he polled it. Because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it. He weighed the hair of his head at 5 pounds by the royal standard.

KJVAnd unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

GIGAKJVAnd to Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair face.

KJVSo Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face.

GIGAKJVSo Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, and did not see the king's face.

KJVTherefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.

GIGAKJVTherefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king. But he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.

KJVTherefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire.

GIGAKJVTherefore he said to his servants Joab's field is near mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire.

KJVThen Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?

GIGAKJVThen Joab arose, and came to Absalom to his house, and said to him, Therefore have your servants set my field on fire?

KJVAnd Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

GIGAKJVAnd Absalom answered Joab I sent to you, saying, Come here, that I may send you to the king, to say, Therefore have I come from Geshur? It had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face. If there is any wrongdoing in me, let him kill me.