The Meaning of 2 Samuel 14:18 Explained

2 Samuel 14:18

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.'

Darby: And the king answered and said to 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.

ASV: 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.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Samuel 14:18?

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 14:18?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does 2 Samuel 14:18 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 14:18-33 - Restored Though Unrepentant

Joab knew perfectly that David was well pleased to recall Absalom, in response, as it appeared, to the request of the most powerful of his subjects. But Joab was equally satisfied that Absalom was now in a position to execute plans for personal advancement. His refusal to meet Absalom was perhaps only a blind. David, at least, was bitterly to rue his weakness in restoring his wayward son without the latter's penitence.

Absalom's behavior was based in the extreme. Beauty of body and deformity of soul often coexist in the same individual. A flower-covered grave may hide gross corruption. See in his case an illustration of what would happen if sin could be forgiven apart from repentance and regeneration. Justification without sanctification would turn heaven into hell. There must be deep soul-work, if we are to come forth into the light of the love of God. The barley-field, set on fire to bring about this meeting between Absalom and Joab, suggests how often God has to fire our choice possessions, that, as the flame flares up to heaven, we may be induced to seek the presence of Him whom we have deeply wronged. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 14

¹ Joab, suborning a widow of Tekoah to incline the king's heart to fetch Absalom,
²¹ brings him home to Jerusalem
²⁵ Absalom's beauty, hair, and children
²⁸ After two years, Absalom is brought into the king's presence by Joab

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 14:18 mean?

And answered the king and said to the woman not please do hide from me anything that I ask you and said the woman let speak Please my lord the king

וַיַּ֣עַן הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־ הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה אַל־ נָ֨א תְכַחֲדִ֤י מִמֶּ֙נִּי֙ דָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י שֹׁאֵ֣ל אֹתָ֑ךְ וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה יְדַבֶּר־ נָ֖א אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ

וַיַּ֣עַן	And answered
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: לְעַנּׄות Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	and said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה	the woman
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female.
נָ֨א	please
Parse: Interjection Root: נָא Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
תְכַחֲדִ֤י	do hide
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person feminine singular Root: כָּחַד Sense: to hide, conceal, cut off, cut down, make desolate, kick.
מִמֶּ֙נִּי֙	from me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: מִן Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
דָּבָ֔ר	anything
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּבָר Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	that
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
שֹׁאֵ֣ל	ask
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: שָׁאַל Sense: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg.
וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙	and said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה	the woman
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female.
יְדַבֶּר־	let speak
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
נָ֖א	Please
Parse: Interjection Root: נָא Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
אֲדֹנִ֥י	my lord
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: אָדֹון Sense: firm, strong, lord, master.
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.

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