2 Samuel 14:4 Cross References - NSB

⁴ The woman from Tekoa came to the king. She immediately bowed down with her face touching the ground. »Help me, Your Majesty,« she said.

⁴¹ After the boy left, David got up from behind the pile of stones. He fell on his knees and bowed with his face to the ground three times. Both he and Jonathan cried as they kissed each other. David’s grief was even greater than Jonathan’s.

²³ Abigail saw David and quickly got down from her donkey. She immediately bowed down in front of David with her face touching the ground.

² Three days later a soldier came from Saul’s army. His clothes were torn and dirt was on his head. He knelt down in front of David.

²⁶ The king of Israel walked by on the city wall when a woman cried out: »Help me, Your Majesty!« ²⁷ The king replied: »If Jehovah will not help you, what help can I provide? Where can I get you help from the threshing floor or the wine press?« ²⁸ The king asked: »What is your trouble?« She answered: »The other day a woman suggested that we eat my child. Then we could eat her child the next day.

¹² »This is because I delivered the poor who cried, and the orphan who had no helper. ¹³ »The blessing of the wretched came upon me. I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. ¹⁴ »I put on righteousness and it clothed me. My justice was like a robe and a turban.

³ »There was a widow in that same city. She went to him asking for legal protection from her adversary. ⁴ »At first he refused. Then he thought about it and he said to himself, I do not fear God and have little respect for man. ⁵ »However this widow bothers me. For this reason I will avenge her. If she keeps coming to me she will wear me out.«