Translations
Modern
Then the king said to the woman, “I am going to ask you something; do not conceal it from me!” “Let my lord the king speak,” she replied.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And the king answered and said to the woman, “Please do not hide from me anything that I am asking you.” And the woman said, “Please let my lord the king speak.”
Latin
Et respondens rex, dixit ad mulierem: Ne abscondas a me verbum quod te interrogo. Dixitque ei mulier: Loquere, domine mi rex.
Original
Hebrew
English
Then the king said to the woman, “I am going to ask you something; do not conceal it from me!” “Let my lord the king speak,” she replied.
Notes
Events
Glossary
Absalom David Education Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Samuel, Books of First and Second
Topics
Absalom is Permitted by David to Return to Jerusalem David: King of Israel: Absalom's Return Dishonesty: Joab's Guile in Securing Absalom's Return Flattery by the Woman of Tekoah Intercession: Joab for Absalom Joab: Son of David's Sister: Procures the Return of Absalom to Jerusalem Kindness: Joab to Absalom Obsequiousness: The Woman of Tekoah Tact: Joab's Trick in Obtaining David's Consent to the Return of Absalom