2 Samuel 14:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then the king said to the woman, "Do not hide anything I ask you." The woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then the king answered and said to the woman, Do not hide from me, I pray you, the thing that I shall ask you. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then the king{H4428} answered{H6030} and said{H559} unto the woman,{H802} Hide{H3582} not from me, I pray thee, aught{H1697} that I shall ask{H7592} thee. And the woman{H802} said,{H559} Let my lord{H113} the king{H4428} now speak.{H1696}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then the king{H4428} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the woman{H802}, Hide{H3582}{(H8762)} not from me, I pray thee, the thing{H1697} that I shall ask{H7592}{(H8802)} thee. And the woman{H802} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Let my lord{H113} the king{H4428} now speak{H1696}{(H8762)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The kynge answered and sayde vnto the woman: Kepe nothynge fro me that I axe the. The woman sayde: Let my lorde the kinge speake on.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then the King answered, and said vnto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall aske thee; the woman sayde, Let my lord the King now speake.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then the king aunswered, and sayde vnto the woman: Hyde not from me I pray thee ye thing that I shall aske thee. And the woman sayde: Let my lord the king nowe speake.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then the king answered the woman, Please don't hide anything from me that I shall ask you. The woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the king answereth and saith unto the woman, `Do not, I pray thee, hide from me the thing that I am asking thee;' and the woman saith, `Let, I pray thee, my lord the king speak.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, aught that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, aught that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then the king answered the woman, "Please don't hide anything from me that I ask you." The woman said, "Let my lord the king now speak."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then the king replied to the woman,“Don’t hide any information from me when I question you.” The woman said,“Let my lord the king speak!”

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 3:17-18 : 17 Eli asked, "What was it that he said to you? Do not hide it from me. May God deal with you severely if you hide from me anything he told you." 18 So Samuel told him everything and did not hide anything from him. Eli said, "He is the Lord; let him do what he thinks is best."
  • Jer 38:14 : 14 Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and had him brought to the third entrance to the temple of the LORD. "I am going to ask you something," the king said to Jeremiah. "Do not hide anything from me."
  • Jer 38:25 : 25 If the officials hear that I talked with you and come to you, saying, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you; do not hide it from us, or we will put you to death,’

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Sam 14:8-13
    6 verses
    85%

    8 Then the king said to the woman, "Go home, and I will issue a command on your behalf."

    9 But the woman from Tekoa replied to the king, "My lord the king, let the guilt rest on me and on my father’s house. The king and his throne will be guiltless."

    10 The king replied, "If anyone says anything to you, bring them to me, and they will not bother you again."

    11 She said, "Let the king swear by the LORD your God that the avenger of blood will not continue to destroy and that they will not eliminate my son." The king said, "As surely as the LORD lives, not one hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground."

    12 Then the woman said, "Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king." He said, "Speak."

    13 The woman said, "Why have you devised such a thing against the people of God? By making this decision, the king is convicting himself for not bringing back his own banished son."

  • 2 Sam 14:19-21
    3 verses
    85%

    19 The king asked, "Is the hand of Joab with you in all of this?" The woman answered, "As surely as you live, my lord the king, it is true. Your servant Joab instructed me and put all these words into the mouth of your servant."

    20 Joab did this to shape the course of events, but my lord the king is as wise as an angel of God in knowing everything that happens in the land."

    21 The king said to Joab, "Very well, I will do it. Go, bring back the young man Absalom."

  • 2 Sam 14:15-17
    3 verses
    80%

    15 Now I have come to speak this word to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid. Your servant thought, 'I will speak to the king—perhaps the king will grant the request of his servant.

    16 For the king will hear me and deliver me from the hand of the man who seeks to destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.'

    17 And your servant thought, 'May the word of my lord the king bring me peace, for my lord the king is like an angel of God in discerning good and evil. May the LORD your God be with you.'

  • 2 Sam 14:2-5
    4 verses
    79%

    2 So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there. He said to her, "Please act like you are in mourning. Put on mourning clothes and do not anoint yourself with oil. Behave as if you have been mourning for the dead for a long time.

    3 Then go to the king and speak to him as I instruct you." And Joab put the words into her mouth.

    4 When the woman from Tekoa came to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, prostrated herself, and said, "Help, O king!"

    5 The king said to her, "What is troubling you?" She replied, "Truly, I am a widow; my husband has died.

  • 2 Sam 20:16-17
    2 verses
    77%

    16 a wise woman called out from the city, "Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here so I can speak to him."

    17 When he approached her, the woman asked, "Are you Joab?" "I am," he replied. She said, "Listen to what your servant has to say." "I’m listening," he said.

  • 1 Kgs 2:16-18
    3 verses
    76%

    16 'Now I have one request to make of you; do not refuse me.' And she said, 'Speak.'

    17 He continued, 'Please ask King Solomon—he will not refuse you—to give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.'

    18 'Very well,' Bathsheba replied. 'I will speak to the king for you.'

  • 1 Kgs 2:20
    74%

    20 She said, 'I have one small request to make of you. Do not refuse me.' The king replied, 'Ask, my mother, for I will not refuse you.'

  • 1 Sam 3:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17 Eli asked, "What was it that he said to you? Do not hide it from me. May God deal with you severely if you hide from me anything he told you."

    18 So Samuel told him everything and did not hide anything from him. Eli said, "He is the Lord; let him do what he thinks is best."

  • 1 Kgs 2:14
    74%

    14 Then he said, 'I have something to say to you.' She replied, 'Speak.'

  • 1 Kgs 1:27-28
    2 verses
    73%

    27 Is this decision from my lord the king, without letting your servants know who is to sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"

    28 King David responded, "Call Bathsheba to me." So she came into the king's presence and stood before him.

  • 2 Chr 18:15
    73%

    15 The king said to him, 'How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?'

  • 2 Kgs 8:6
    72%

    6 The king questioned the woman, and she told him her story. Then the king assigned an official to her and said, "Restore everything that belongs to her, as well as all the produce of the field from the day she left the land until now."

  • 2 Sam 14:32
    72%

    32 Absalom said to Joab, 'Look, I sent word to you, saying, “Come here so I can send you to the king to ask, 'Why did I come back from Geshur? It would have been better for me to remain there.'” Now, let me see the king’s face. If I am guilty of anything, let him put me to death.'

  • 1 Kgs 1:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13 Go to King David and say to him, 'My lord the king, did you not swear to your servant, saying, "Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne"? Then why has Adonijah become king?'

    14 While you are still speaking to the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words."

  • 1 Kgs 1:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16 Bathsheba bowed low and paid homage to the king. The king asked her, "What is it you want?"

    17 She said to him, "My lord, you yourself swore by the LORD your God to your servant, saying, 'Solomon your son will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.'

  • 2 Sam 13:13
    72%

    13 What about me? Where could I get rid of my disgrace? And you would be like one of the wicked fools in Israel. Please speak to the king; he will not withhold me from you.

  • 1 Kgs 22:16
    72%

    16 But the king said to him, 'How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?'

  • 2 Sam 18:29-30
    2 verses
    72%

    29 The king asked, 'Is the young man Absalom safe?' Ahimaaz answered, 'I saw a great commotion when Joab sent the king’s servant and me, but I do not know what it was.'

    30 The king said, 'Stand aside and wait here.' So he stepped aside and stood there.

  • 2 Kgs 22:18
    72%

    18 As for the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the LORD, you shall say to him: ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Regarding the words you have heard,

  • 2 Kgs 4:13
    71%

    13 Elisha said to him, "Tell her this: 'You have gone to all this trouble for us. What can be done for you? Should I speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?'" She replied, "I am content to live among my own people."

  • 2 Kgs 6:28
    71%

    28 Then the king asked her, "What is your problem?" She replied, "This woman said to me, 'Give me your son so we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.'

  • 1 Kgs 10:3
    71%

    3 Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing too difficult for the king to explain to her.

  • 1 Sam 22:15
    71%

    15 Was this the first time I inquired of God for him? Of course not! Far be it from me! Let not the king accuse me or any of my father's family, for your servant knows nothing about this whole affair—whether great or small.'

  • 1 Kgs 18:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10 "As surely as the LORD your God lives," he continued, "there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent someone to look for you. And whenever they said, 'He is not here,' he made the kingdom or nation swear that they could not find you.

    11 Now you tell me, 'Go and say to your master, Elijah is here!'

  • 2 Sam 18:13
    71%

    13 'If I had acted treacherously against my own life, nothing is hidden from the king, and you yourself would have kept your distance from me.'

  • Job 13:20
    71%

    20 Only grant me these two things, so that I will not hide myself from You:

  • 2 Chr 18:4
    71%

    4 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, 'Please, first seek the word of the LORD today.'

  • 1 Kgs 14:5
    71%

    5 But the LORD had already told Ahijah, "The wife of Jeroboam is coming to inquire about her son, for he is sick. You are to say such-and-such to her. When she arrives, she will be pretending to be someone else."