2 Samuel 14:4

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

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  • 1 Sam 25:23 : 23 When Abigail saw David, she hurriedly dismounted from her donkey, fell facedown at David’s feet, and bowed to the ground with deep respect.
  • 2 Sam 1:2 : 2 On the third day, a man came from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. When he arrived before David, he fell to the ground and showed respect.
  • 2 Kgs 6:26-28 : 26 As the king of Israel was walking along the city wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, "Help me, my lord the king!" 27 He answered, "If the LORD does not help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?" 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.'
  • Job 29:12-14 : 12 Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no helper. 13 The blessing of the one about to perish came upon me, and I made the widow's heart sing for joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban.
  • Luke 18:3-5 : 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him and saying, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.' 4 For a while, he refused. But later, he said to himself, 'Even though I do not fear God or respect people, I will give her justice.' 5 'Because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't wear me out with her continual coming.'
  • 1 Sam 20:41 : 41 When the boy had gone, David got up from the south side and fell facedown on the ground. He bowed three times, and then they kissed each other and wept together—David weeping the most.

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  • 2 Sam 14:2-3
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    82%

    2So 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.

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

  • 2 Sam 14:5
    80%

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

  • 2 Sam 14:8-12
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    77%

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

    9But 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."

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

    11She 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."

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

  • 2 Sam 14:15-19
    5 verses
    76%

    15Now 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.

    16For 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.'

    17And 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.'

    18Then the king said to the woman, "Do not hide anything I ask you." The woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."

    19The 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."

  • 1 Kgs 1:16-17
    2 verses
    76%

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

    17She 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 24:20
    72%

    20When Araunah saw the king and his officials coming toward him, he went out and bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.

  • 1 Sam 28:14
    72%

    14Saul asked her, "What does he look like?" She replied, "An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a robe." Then Saul knew it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground in reverence.

  • 1 Sam 25:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23When Abigail saw David, she hurriedly dismounted from her donkey, fell facedown at David’s feet, and bowed to the ground with deep respect.

    24She fell at his feet and said, "My lord, let the blame be on me alone. Please let your servant speak to you, and hear the words of your servant.

  • 2 Sam 14:22
    72%

    22Joab fell with his face to the ground in homage, and he blessed the king. Joab said, "Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your eyes, my lord the king, because the king has granted his servant’s request."

  • 1 Kgs 1:31
    72%

    31Then Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground to pay homage to the king and said, "May my lord King David live forever!"

  • 1 Sam 25:41
    71%

    41Abigail got up, bowed with her face to the ground, and said, 'Here is your servant, ready to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.'

  • 1 Kgs 1:23
    71%

    23The king was informed, "Nathan the prophet is here." So Nathan came before the king and bowed with his face to the ground.

  • 1 Kgs 2:18-19
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    18'Very well,' Bathsheba replied. 'I will speak to the king for you.'

    19So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. The king rose to meet her, bowed down to her, and then sat on his throne. He also had a throne placed for the king’s mother, and she sat at his right hand.

  • 2 Sam 14:33
    71%

    33So Joab went to the king and told him this. Then the king summoned Absalom, who came to the king and bowed himself down with his face to the ground before him. And the king kissed Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 20:16-17
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    71%

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

    17When 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.

  • 2 Kgs 6:26
    70%

    26As the king of Israel was walking along the city wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, "Help me, my lord the king!"

  • Ruth 2:10
    70%

    10She bowed down with her face to the ground and said to him, "Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you notice me—a foreigner?"

  • 2 Sam 1:2
    70%

    2On the third day, a man came from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. When he arrived before David, he fell to the ground and showed respect.

  • 2 Kgs 4:37
    70%

    37She came, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.

  • 2 Sam 9:6
    70%

    6When Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul, came to David, he bowed down to pay him honor. David said, "Mephibosheth!" "At your service," he replied.

  • 1 Kgs 1:28
    70%

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

  • 1 Sam 24:8
    69%

    8With these words, David restrained his men and did not allow them to attack Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.

  • 1 Sam 28:21
    69%

    21When the woman came to Saul and saw that he was greatly distressed, she said to him, "Behold, your servant has obeyed you. I have taken my life in my hands and done as you requested.

  • 1 Chr 21:21
    69%

    21As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David. He went out from the threshing floor and bowed down before David with his face to the ground.

  • 2 Chr 20:18
    69%

    18Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the LORD.

  • 2 Sam 18:28
    68%

    28Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, 'All is well!' He bowed down with his face to the ground before the king and said, 'Praise be to the Lord your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.'

  • 2 Sam 18:30
    68%

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

  • Judg 5:27
    68%

    27At her feet he sank, he fell, there he lay. At her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell—dead.

  • Jer 13:18
    68%

    18Say to the king and the queen mother, ‘Come down from your thrones, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.’

  • 2 Sam 19:4-5
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    67%

    4The people stole away into the city that day, as men who are ashamed steal away when they flee from battle.

    5The king covered his face and cried out in a loud voice, "My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!"

  • 2 Kgs 4:12-13
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    12He said to his servant Gehazi, "Call this Shunammite woman." So he called her, and she stood before him.

    13Elisha 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 Chr 24:17
    67%

    17After the death of Jehoiada, the officials of Judah came and bowed before the king, and the king listened to their advice.

  • 1 Kgs 1:53
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    53So King Solomon sent men, and they brought Adonijah down from the altar. He came and bowed to King Solomon, who said to him, "Go to your home."

  • 2 Kgs 9:34
    67%

    34Jehu went inside, ate and drank, and then said, 'Attend to this cursed woman and bury her, for she was a king’s daughter.'

  • Job 1:20
    67%

    20At this, Job got up, tore his robe, shaved his head, and fell to the ground in worship.