2 Samuel 14 · Verse 19

2 Samuel 14:19

And 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:
2 Samuel 14:19, King James Version

2 Samuel 14:19 in other translations

BSBSo the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.
WEBThe king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” The woman answered, “As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken; for your servant Joab urged me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your servant.
ASVAnd the king said, Is 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 aught that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid;
YLTAnd the king saith, ‘Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this?' And the woman answereth and saith, ‘Thy soul liveth, my lord, O king, none doth turn to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab he commanded me, and he put in the mouth of thy maid-servant all these words;
DARBYAnd the king said, Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord, O king, there is no turning to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king has spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words into the mouth of thy bondmaid:
BBEAnd the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman in answer said, By the life of your soul, my lord the king, it is not possible for anyone to go to the right hand or to the left from anything said by the king: your servant Joab gave me orders, and put all these words in my mouth:
WebsterAnd 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 aught that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid:

What does 2 Samuel 14:19 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 14:19 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.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
הֲיַ֥דha.Yad¿ [is] [the] hand ofH3027
יוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvJoabH3097
אִתָּ֖ךְ'i.Takhwith youH854
בְּכָל\־be.kholin allH3605
זֹ֑אתZotthisH2063
וַתַּ֣עַןva.Ta.'anand she answeredH6030
הָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.Shahthe womanH802
וַתֹּ֡אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH559
חֵֽי\־chei-[by] [the] life ofH2416
נַפְשְׁךָ֩naf.she.Khaself yourH5315
אֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiO lord myH113
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אִם\־'im-ifH518
אִ֣שׁ\׀'ishthere isH786
לְהֵמִ֣יןle.he.Minto go to [the] rightH3231
וּלְהַשְׂמִ֗ילu.le.has.Miland to go to [the] leftH8041
מִכֹּ֤לmi.Kolfrom allH3605
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
דִּבֶּר֙di.Berhe has spokenH1696
אֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.Nilord myH113
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
עַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.Khaservant yourH5650
יוֹאָב֙yo.'AvJoabH3097
ה֣וּאhu'heH1931
צִוָּ֔נִיtzi.Va.nihe commanded meH6680
וְה֗וּאve.Hu'and heH1931
שָׂ֚םSamhe putH7760
בְּפִ֣יbe.Fiin [the] mouth ofH6310
שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֔shif.cha.te.Khamaidservant yourH8198
אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.Rimthe wordsH1697
הָאֵֽלֶּה\׃ha.'E.leh<the> theseH428

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 14:19

  • 2 Samuel 14:3

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

  • 1 Samuel 1:26

    And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord.

  • Luke 21:15

    For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

  • Deuteronomy 5:32

    Ye shall observe to do therefore as the Lord your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

  • 2 Samuel 11:14-15

    And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.

  • 2 Samuel 3:29

    Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.

  • 1 Samuel 25:26

    Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

  • 2 Samuel 3:34

    Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.

  • 2 Samuel 11:11

    And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

  • 1 Kings 2:5-6

    Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.

  • 2 Kings 2:2

    And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Beth–el. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth–el.

  • Numbers 20:17

    Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king’s high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
of Joab.
3:27,29,34; 11:14,15; 1Ki 2:5,6
As thy soul.
11:11; 1Sa 1:26; 17:55; 20:3; 25:26; 2Ki 2:2
turn.
Nu 20:17; De 5:32; 28:14; Jos 1:7; Pr 4:27
he put.
3; Ex 4:15; Lu 21:15

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 14:18

    Then 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.

  • 2 Samuel 14:19

    And 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:

  • 2 Samuel 14:20

    To 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.

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2 Samuel 14:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el rey dijo: ¿No ha sido la mano de Joab contigo en todas estas cosas? Y la mujer respondió y dijo: Vive tu alma, rey señor mío, que no hay que apartarse á derecha ni á izquierda de todo lo que mi señor el rey ha hablado: porque tu siervo Joab, él me mandó, y él puso en boca de tu sierva todas estas palabras;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le roi dit: La main de Joab n’est-elle pas avec toi dans tout ceci? Et la femme répondit et dit: Ton âme est vivante, ô roi, mon seigneur, qu’on ne peut s’écarter à droite ou à gauche de tout ce que dit le roi, mon seigneur; car ton serviteur Joab, lui, m’a commandé, et a mis toutes ces paroles dans la bouche de ta servante.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der König sprach: Ist die Hand Joabs mit dir in diesem allem? Und das Weib antwortete und sprach: So wahr deine Seele lebt, mein Herr König, wenn zur Rechten oder zur Linken zu weichen ist von allem, was mein Herr, der König, redet! denn dein Knecht Joab, er hat es mir geboten, und er hat deiner Magd alle diese Worte in den Mund gelegt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ait rex: Numquid manus Joab tecum est in omnibus istis? Respondit mulier, et ait: Per salutem animæ tuæ, domine mi rex, nec ad sinistram, nec ad dexteram est ex omnibus his quæ locutus est dominus meus rex: servus enim tuus Joab, ipse præcepit mihi, et ipse posuit in os ancillæ tuæ omnia verba hæc.