2 Samuel 14:3 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Go to the king and speak thus to him." So Joab put the words in her mouth.

NIV: Then go to the king and speak these words to him." And Joab put the words in her mouth.

NASB: Then go to the king and speak to him in this way.' So Joab put the words in her mouth.

CSB: Go to the king and speak these words to him." Then Joab told her exactly what to say.

NLT: Then go to the king and tell him the story I am about to tell you.' Then Joab told her what to say.

KJV: And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

NKJV: Go to the king and speak to him in this manner.” So Joab put the words in her mouth.

Second Samuel continues the story of David, who will become king over Judah. The other tribes of Israel are resistant, eventually sparking a civil war. David wins and makes Jerusalem his capital. Early success is followed by moral failure and controversy in David's house. The book of 1 Kings will begin by detailing David's decline and death.

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