14:18 14:18

2 Samuel 14:19

14:20 14:20

Bible Versions

And the king said, [Is not] the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, [As] thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:
And the king {H4428} said {H559}, Is not the hand {H3027} of Joab {H3097} with thee in all this? And the woman {H802} answered {H6030} and said {H559}, As thy soul {H5315} liveth {H2416}, my lord {H113} the king {H4428}, none {H376} can {H786} turn to the right hand {H3231} or to the left {H8041} from ought that my lord {H113} the king {H4428} hath spoken {H1696}: for thy servant {H5650} Joab {H3097}, he bade {H6680} me, and he put {H7760} all these words {H1697} in the mouth {H6310} of thine handmaid {H8198}:
The king asked, "Did Yo'av put you up to this?"The woman answered, "As you live, my lord the king, when my lord the king speaks, no one can avoid the issue by turning either right or left. Yes, it was your servant Yo'av who had me do this, and he put in my mouth every word you have heard your servant say.
So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.
And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid;
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