2 Samuel 14 · Verse 8

2 Samuel 14:8

And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
2 Samuel 14:8, King James Version

2 Samuel 14:8 in other translations

BSB“Go home,” the king said to the woman, “and I will give orders on your behalf.”
WEBThe king said to the woman, “Go to your house, and I will give a command concerning you.”
ASVAnd the king said unto the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
YLTAnd the king saith unto the woman, ‘Go to thine house, and I give charge concerning thee.'
DARBYAnd the king said to the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
BBEAnd the king said to the woman, Go to your house and I will give orders about this.
WebsterAnd the king said to the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.

What does 2 Samuel 14:8 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 8 I will give charge concerning thee - This would not do, it was too distant; and she could not by it bring her business to a conclusion: so she proceeds: -

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 14:8 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.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.Shahthe womanH802
לְכִ֣יle.KhigoH1980
לְבֵיתֵ֑ךְle.vei.Tekhto house yourH1004
וַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.Niand IH589
אֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehI will commandH6680
עָלָֽיִךְ\׃'a.La.yikhon youH5921

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

Cross references for 2 Samuel 14:8

  • Proverbs 18:13

    He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

  • Job 29:16

    I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

  • 2 Samuel 12:5-6

    And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die: And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

  • Isaiah 11:3-4

    And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

  • 2 Samuel 16:4

    Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will give.
12:5,6; 16:4; Job 29:16; Pr 18:13; Isa 11:3,4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Samuel 14:7

    And, 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.

  • 2 Samuel 14:8

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

  • 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.

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2 Samuel 14:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces el rey dijo á la mujer: Vete á tu casa, que yo mandaré acerca de ti.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi dit à la femme: Va dans ta maison, et je donnerai mes ordres à ton égard.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da sprach der König zu dem Weibe: Gehe nach deinem Hause, und ich werde deinethalben gebieten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ait rex ad mulierem: Vade in domum tuam, et ego jubebo pro te.