2 Samuel 14:8

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And the king said to the woman, Go to your house and I will give orders about this.

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  • 2 Sam 12:5-6 : 5 And David was full of wrath against that man; and he said to Nathan, By the living Lord, death is the right punishment for the man who has done this: 6 And he will have to give back four times the value of the lamb, because he has done this and because he had no pity.
  • 2 Sam 16:4 : 4 Then the king said to Ziba, Truly everything which was Mephibosheth's is yours. And Ziba said, I give honour to my lord, may I have grace in your eyes, my lord, O king!
  • Job 29:16 : 16 I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me.
  • Prov 18:13 : 13 To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.
  • Isa 11:3-4 : 3 And he will not be guided in his judging by what he sees, or give decisions by the hearing of his ears: 4 But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.

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  • 2 Sam 14:9-13
    5 verses
    82%

    9And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, My lord, O king, may the sin be on me and on my family, and may the king and the seat of his kingdom be clear of sin!

    10And the king said, If anyone says anything to you, make him come to me, and he will do you no more damage.

    11Then she said, Let the king keep in mind the Lord your God, so that he who gives punishment for blood may be kept back from further destruction and that no one may send death on my son. And he said, By the living Lord, not a hair of your son's head will come to the earth.

    12Then the woman said, Will the king let his servant say one word more? And he said, Say on.

    13And the woman said, Why have you had such a thought about the people of God? (for in saying these very words the king has put himself in the wrong because he has not taken back the one whom he sent far away.)

  • 2 Sam 14:2-7
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    79%

    2And Joab sent to Tekoa and got from there a wise woman, and said to her, Now make yourself seem like one given up to grief, and put on the clothing of sorrow, not using any sweet oil for your body, but looking like one who for a long time has been weeping for the dead:

    3And come to the king and say these words to him. So Joab gave her words to say.

    4And the woman of Tekoa came to the king, and falling on her face, gave him honour and said, Give me help, O king.

    5And the king said to her, What is your trouble? And her answer was, Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.

    6And I had two sons, and the two of them had a fight in the field, and there was no one to come between them, and one with a blow put the other to death.

    7And now all the family is turned against me, your servant, saying, Give up him who was the cause of his brother's death, so that we may put him to death in payment for the life of his brother, whose life he took; and we will put an end to the one who will get the heritage: so they will put out my last burning coal, and my husband will have no name or offspring on the face of the earth.

  • 2 Sam 14:15-19
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    78%

    15And now it is my fear of the people which has made me come to say these words to my lord the king: and your servant said, I will put my cause before the king, and it may be that he will give effect to my request.

    16For the king will give ear, and take his servant out of the power of the man whose purpose is the destruction of me and my son together from the heritage of God.

    17Then your servant said, May the word of my lord the king give me peace! for my lord the king is as the angel of God in his hearing of good and bad: and may the Lord your God be with you!

    18Then the king said to the woman, Now give me an answer to the question I am going to put to you; keep nothing back. And the woman said, Let my lord the king say on.

    19And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman in answer said, By the life of your soul, my lord the king, it is not possible for anyone to go to the right hand or to the left from anything said by the king: your servant Joab gave me orders, and put all these words in my mouth:

  • 2 Kgs 8:6
    75%

    6And in answer to the king's questions, the woman gave him all the story. So the king gave orders to one of his unsexed servants, saying, Give her back all her property, and all the produce of her fields from the day when she went away from the land up till now.

  • 2 Sam 15:9
    73%

    9And the king said to him, Go in peace. So he got up and went to Hebron.

  • 2 Kgs 8:3
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    3And when the seven years were ended, the woman came back from the land of the Philistines and went to the king with a request for her house and her land.

  • 1 Kgs 2:18
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    18And Bath-sheba said, Good! I will make your request to the king.

  • 2 Kgs 4:13
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    13And he said to him, Now say to her, See, you have taken all this trouble for us; what is to be done for you? will you have any request made for you to the king or the captain of the army? But she said, I am living among my people.

  • 2 Sam 12:8
    71%

    8I gave you your master's daughter and your master's wives for yourself, and I gave you the daughters of Israel and Judah; and if that had not been enough, I would have given you such and such things.

  • 2 Sam 15:20
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    20It was only yesterday you came to us; why then am I to make you go up and down with us? for I have to go where I may; go back then, and take your countrymen with you, and may the Lord's mercy and good faith be with you.

  • 2 Sam 19:7-8
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    71%

    7So get up now, and go out and say some kind words to your servants; for, by the Lord, I give you my oath, that if you do not go out, not one of them will keep with you tonight; and that will be worse for you than all the evil which has overtaken you from your earliest years.

    8Then the king got up and took his seat near the town-door. And word was given to all the people that the king was in the public place: and all the people came before the king. Now all the men of Israel had gone back in flight to their tents.

  • 2 Sam 14:24
    71%

    24And the king said, Let him go to his house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom went back to his house and did not see the face of the king.

  • 2 Sam 13:13
    71%

    13What will become of me in my shame? and as for you, you will be looked down on with disgust by all Israel. Now then, go and make your request to the king, for he will not keep me from you.

  • 1 Kgs 2:14
    70%

    14Then he said, I have something to say to you. And she said, Say on.

  • 2 Sam 13:17
    70%

    17Then he gave a cry to the servant who was waiting on him and said, Put this woman out, and let the door be locked after her.

  • 2 Sam 14:21
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    21And the king said to Joab, See now, I will do this thing: go then and Come back with the young man Absalom.

  • 1 Kgs 20:40
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    40But while your servant was turning this way and that, he was gone. Then the king of Israel said to him, You are responsible; you have given the decision against yourself.

  • 2 Sam 15:15-16
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    70%

    15And the king's servants said to the king, See, your servants are ready to do whatever the king says is to be done.

    16So the king went out, taking with him all the people of his house, but for ten of his women, who were to take care of the house.

  • 2 Sam 19:38
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    38And the king said in answer, Let Chimham go over with me, and I will do for him whatever seems good to you: and whatever your desire is, I will do it for you.

  • 1 Sam 25:35
    70%

    35Then David took from her hands her offering: and he said to her, Go back to your house in peace; see, I have given ear to your voice, and taken your offering with respect.

  • 1 Kgs 2:36
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    36Then the king sent for Shimei, and said to him, Make a house for yourself in Jerusalem and keep there and go to no other place.

  • Gen 24:38
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    38But go to my father's house and to my relations for a wife for my son.

  • 1 Sam 22:16
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    16And the king said, You will certainly be put to death, Ahimelech, you and all your father's family.

  • 1 Kgs 3:27
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    27Then the king made answer and said, Give her the child, and do not put it to death; she is the mother of it.

  • 1 Kgs 1:13-14
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    70%

    13Come now, go to King David and say to him, Did you not, O my lord, take an oath to me, your servant, saying, Truly Solomon your son will be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom? why then is Adonijah acting as king?

    14And while you are still talking there with the king, see, I will come in after you and say that your story is true.

  • 2 Kgs 9:34
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    34And he came in, and took food and drink; then he said, Now see to this cursed woman, and put her body into the earth, for she is a king's daughter.

  • Jer 22:1
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    1This is what the Lord has said: Go down to the house of the king of Judah and there give him this word,

  • 2 Sam 18:4-5
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    4And the king said to them, I will do whatever seems best to you. So the king took his place by the door of the town, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.

    5And the king gave orders to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Because of me, be gentle to the young man Absalom. And this order about Absalom was given in the hearing of all the people.

  • 1 Sam 25:28
    69%

    28And may the sin of your servant have forgiveness: for the Lord will certainly make your family strong, because my lord is fighting in the Lord's war; and no evil will be seen in you all your days.

  • 2 Sam 14:32
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    32And Absalom's answer was, See, I sent to you saying, Come here, so that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come back from Geshur? it would be better for me to be there still: let me now see the king's face, and if there is any sin in me, let him put me to death.

  • 1 Kgs 3:17
    69%

    17And one of them said, O my lord, I and this woman are living in the same house; and I gave birth to a child by her side in the house.

  • 2 Sam 18:30
    69%

    30And the king said, Get back and take your place here. So turning to one side, he took his place there.