2-samuel 14:5
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And the king said to her, What ails you? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And the king said to her, What ails you? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, Of a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And the king said to her, What is your trouble? And her answer was, Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
Webster's Revision
And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
World English Bible
The king said to her, "What ails you?" She answered, "Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered; Of a truth I am a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
Clarke's 2-samuel 14:5 Bible Commentary
I am indeed a widow woman - It is very possible that the principal facts mentioned here were real, and that Joab found out a person whose circumstances bore a near resemblance to that which he wished to represent.
Wesley's 2-samuel 14:5 Bible Commentary
14:5 Widow - One of them who most need thy compassion, and whom thou art by God's law obliged in a singular manner to relieve.
