2 Samuel 14:4-5

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4} When the woman from Tekoa came^(a) to the king, she fell with her face to the ground in homage and said, “Help me, my king!”

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5} “What’s the matter?” the king asked her.

“To tell the truth, I am a widow; my husband died,” she said.^(A)

a. 2 Samuel 14:4: Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg; other Hb mss read spoke

A. 2 Samuel 14:5: 2 Samuel 12:1