The Meaning of 2 Samuel 14:5 Explained

2 Samuel 14:5

KJV: And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

YLT: And the king saith to her, 'What -- to thee?' and she saith, 'Truly a widow woman am I, and my husband dieth,

Darby: And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she said, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.

ASV: And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, Of a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead.

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 14:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I [am] indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

What does 2 Samuel 14:5 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 14:1-17 - Joab's Plea For The Fugitive

Joab had ends of his own to serve in securing the return of Absalom. Were the two sworn together to hatch a great plot? Or was Absalom shrewdly using Joab to advance his own selfish interests? David hesitated. If he recalled Absalom without punishment, the foundations of law and order would be shaken throughout the kingdom. Joab saw that in some way he must satisfy this natural conflict in the royal mind; and it was for this purpose that he summoned from Tekoa, a village twelve miles south of Jerusalem, this woman of unusual intelligence. By an apt parable she showed that on occasions even murder might be condoned.

In her discourse she dropped the golden sentence that even God devises means that His banished be not expelled. Yes, God has devised means, but how much they cost! In David's case there was no attempt to meet the demands of a broken law, but God's means include this. In the person of the Son of His love, He has satisfied the demands of law and honored them by Jesus' obedience unto the death of the Cross! He is just and the Justifier! Righteousness and peace kissed each other at the cross of Jesus. See Psalms 85:10. [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 14:5 mean?

And said to her the king what troubles you and she answered Truly women a widow I [am] and is dead my husband

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ לָ֥הּ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מַה־ לָּ֑ךְ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אֲבָ֛ל אִשָּֽׁה־ אַלְמָנָ֥ה אָ֖נִי וַיָּ֥מָת אִישִֽׁי

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לָ֥הּ	to her
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
לָּ֑ךְ	troubles you
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
וַתֹּ֗אמֶר	and she answered
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲבָ֛ל	Truly
Parse: Adverb Root: אֲבָל Sense: truly, verily, surely.
אִשָּֽׁה־	women
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female.
אַלְמָנָ֥ה	a widow
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: אַלְמָנָה Sense: widow.
אָ֖נִי	I [am]
Parse: Pronoun, first person common singular Root: אֲנִי Sense: I (first pers.
וַיָּ֥מָת	and is dead
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: מוּת Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
אִישִֽׁי	my husband
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.

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