2 Samuel 14:5

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I [am] indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

Complete Jewish Bible:

The king said to her, "What's the trouble?"She answered, "I'm a widow. After my husband died,

Berean Standard Bible:

“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.

American Standard Version:

And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, Of a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And the king{H4428} said{H559} unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered{H559}, I am indeed{H61} a widow{H490} woman{H802}, and mine husband{H376} is dead{H4191}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Judges 9:8

  • The trees went forth [on a time] to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.

Judges 9:15

  • And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, [then] come [and] put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

2 Samuel 12:1

  • ¶ And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

2 Samuel 12:3

  • But the poor [man] had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

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Commentary for 2 Samuel 14:5

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H4428
    There are 1922 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מֶלֶךְ
    Transliteration: melek
    Pronunciation: meh'-lek
    Description: from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
  2. Strong's Number: H559
    There are 4434 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָמַר
    Transliteration: ʼâmar
    Pronunciation: aw-mar'
    Description: a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
  3. Strong's Number: H61
    There are 997 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֲבָל
    Transliteration: ʼăbâl
    Pronunciation: ab-awl'
    Description: apparently from אָבַל through the idea of negation; nay, i.e. truly or yet; but, indeed, nevertheless, verily.
  4. Strong's Number: H490
    There are 303 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אַלְמָנָה
    Transliteration: ʼalmânâh
    Pronunciation: al-maw-naw'
    Description: feminine of אַלְמָן; a widow; also a desolate place; desolate house (palace), widow.
  5. Strong's Number: H802
    There are 729 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אִשָּׁה
    Transliteration: ʼishshâh
    Pronunciation: ish-shaw'
    Description: feminine of אִישׁ or אֱנוֹשׁ; irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
  6. Strong's Number: H376
    There are 1507 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אִישׁ
    Transliteration: ʼîysh
    Pronunciation: eesh
    Description: contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
  7. Strong's Number: H4191
    There are 694 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מוּת
    Transliteration: mûwth
    Pronunciation: mooth
    Description: a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise.