


2 Samuel 14:19
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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2 Samuel 14:3
And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth. -
1 Samuel 1:26
And she said, Oh my lord, [as] thy soul liveth, my lord, I [am] the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD. -
Luke 21:15
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. -
1 Kings 2:5
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, [and] what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that [was] about his loins, and in his shoes that [were] on his feet. -
1 Kings 2:6
Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace. -
Deuteronomy 5:32
Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. -
Joshua 1:7
Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it [to] the right hand or [to] the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.