2 Samuel 14 · Verse 12

2 Samuel 14:12

Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
2 Samuel 14:12, King James Version

2 Samuel 14:12 in other translations

BSBThen the woman said, “Please, may your servant speak a word to my lord the king?” “Speak,” he replied.
WEBThen the woman said, “Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king.” He said, “Say on.”
ASVThen the woman said, Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
YLTAnd the woman saith, ‘Let, I pray thee, thy maid-servant speak unto my lord the king a word;' and he saith, ‘Speak.'
DARBYAnd the woman said, Let thy bondmaid, I pray thee, speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Speak.
BBEThen the woman said, Will the king let his servant say one word more? And he said, Say on.
WebsterThen the woman said, Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

What does 2 Samuel 14:12 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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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 14:12 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.

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merand she saidH559
הָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.Shahthe womanH802
תְּדַבֶּר\־te.da.ber-let her speakH1696
נָ֧אna'pleaseH4994
שִׁפְחָתְךָ֛shif.cha.te.Khamaidservant yourH8198
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.Nilord myH113
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
דָּבָ֑רda.Vara wordH1697
וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
דַּבֵּֽרִי\׃\ \סda.Be.rispeakH1696

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

Cross references for 2 Samuel 14:12

  • Genesis 18:27

    And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:

  • Jeremiah 12:1

    Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?

  • Acts 26:1

    Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:

  • 1 Samuel 25:24

    And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.

  • Genesis 44:18

    Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.

  • Genesis 18:32

    And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Let thine.
1Sa 25:24
speak one word.
Ge 18:27,32; 44:18; Jer 12:1
Say on.
Ac 26:1

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Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Samuel 14:12

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

  • 2 Samuel 14:13

    And 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.

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2 Samuel 14:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y la mujer dijo: Ruégote que hable tu criada una palabra á mi señor el rey. Y él dijo: Habla.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et la femme dit: Je te prie, que ta servante dise un mot au roi, mon seigneur. Et il dit: Parle.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und das Weib sprach: Laß doch deine Magd ein Wort zu meinem Herrn, dem König, reden!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixit ergo mulier: Loquatur ancilla tua ad dominum meum regem verbum. Et ait: Loquere.