3Then go to the king and speak these words to him." And Joab put the words in her mouth.


In Context

1 Joab son of Zeruiah knew that the king's heart longed for Absalom.

2 So Joab sent someone to Tekoa and had a wise woman brought from there. He said to her, "Pretend you are in mourning. Dress in mourning clothes, and don't use any cosmetic lotions. Act like a woman who has spent many days grieving for the dead.

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

4 When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell with her face to the ground to pay him honor, and she said, "Help me, O king!"

5 The king asked her, "What is troubling you?" She said, "I am indeed a widow; my husband is dead.

2nd Samuel 14:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:3And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:3And thou shalt go in to the king, and shalt speak to him in this manner. And Joab put the words in her mouth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:3and go in to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:3and come to the king, and speak after this manner to him. And Joab put the words into her mouth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:3and go in to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:3And come to the king, and speak in this manner to him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:3Go in to the king, and speak like this to him.| So Joab put the words in her mouth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:3and thou hast gone unto the king, and spoken unto him, according to this word;' and Joab putteth the words into her mouth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:3And come to the king, and speak on this manner to him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.