2 Samuel 14:5
“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
The king said to her, “What ails you?” She answered, “Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
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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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- I am indeed
- It is very possible that the principal incidents mentioned here were real; and that Joab found out a person whose circumstances bore a near resemblance to that which he wished to represent. She did not make the similitude too plain and visible, lest the king should see her intention before she had obtained a grant of pardon; and thus her circumstances, her mournful tale, her widow's dress, her aged person, (for Josephus says she was advanced in years,) and her impressive manner, all combined to make one united irresistible impression on the heart of the aged monarch.
- 2 Samuel 12:1–3; Judges 9:8–15