2 Samuel 14 · Verse 10

2 Samuel 14:10

And the king said, Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.
2 Samuel 14:10, King James Version

2 Samuel 14:10 in other translations

BSB“If anyone speaks to you,” said the king, “bring him to me, and he will not trouble you again!”
WEBThe king said, “Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he will not bother you any more.”
ASVAnd the king said, Whosoever saith aught unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.
YLTAnd the king saith, ‘He who speaketh aught unto thee, and thou hast brought him unto me, then he doth not add any more to come against thee.'
DARBYAnd the king said, Whoever speaks to thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.
BBEAnd the king said, If anyone says anything to you, make him come to me, and he will do you no more damage.
WebsterAnd the king said, Whoever saith aught to thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

What does 2 Samuel 14:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 14:2-21

2Sa 14:1-21. Joab Instructs a Woman of Tekoah. 2-21. And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman--The king was strongly attached to Absalom; and having now got over his sorrow for the violent death of Amnon, he was desirous of again enjoying the society of his favorite son, who had now been three long years absent. But a dread of public opinion and a regard to the public interests made him hesitate…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 14:1-20

We may notice here, how this widow pleads God's mercy, and his clemency toward poor guilty sinners. The state of sinners is a state of banishment from God. God pardons none to the dishonour of his law and justice, nor any who are impenitent; nor to the encouragement of crimes, or the hurt of others.

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2 Samuel 14:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
הַֽמְדַבֵּ֤רham.da.Berthe [one who] speaksH1696
אֵלַ֙יִךְ֙'e.La.yikhto youH413
וַֽהֲבֵאת֣וֹva.ha.ve.Toand you will bring himH935
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יֹסִ֥יףyo.Sifhe will repeatH3254
ע֖וֹדodagainH5750
לָגַ֥עַתla.Ga.'atto touchH5060
בָּֽךְ\׃Bakh<in> <the> you

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • 2 Samuel 14:9

    And 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.

  • 2 Samuel 14:10

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

  • 2 Samuel 14:11

    Then 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.

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2 Samuel 14:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el rey dijo: Al que hablare contra ti, tráelo á mí, que no te tocará más.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi dit: Celui qui te parlera, amène-le-moi, et il ne te touchera plus.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König sprach: Wer wider dich redet, den bringe zu mir, und er soll dich fortan nicht mehr antasten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ait rex: Qui contradixerit tibi, adduc eum ad me, et ultra non addet ut tangat te.