6And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other and slew him.


In Context

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

4 And when the woman of Tekoah spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

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

6 And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other and slew him.

7 And behold, the whole family hath risen against thy handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they will quench my coal which is left, and will not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.

8 And the king said to the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.

2 Samuel 14:6 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:6I your servant had two sons. They got into a fight with each other in the field, and no one was there to separate them. One struck the other and killed him.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:6And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and [there was] none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:6And thy handmaid had two sons: and they quarrelled with each other in the field, and there was none to part them: and the one struck the other, and slew him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:6And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and killed him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:6And thy bondmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other and slew him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:6And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and killed him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:6Your handmaid had two sons, and they both fought together in the field, and there was no one to part them, but the one struck the other, and killed him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:6and thy maid-servant hath two sons; and they strive both of them in a field, and there is no deliverer between them, and the one smiteth the other, and putteth him to death;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:6And your handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.