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;


In Context

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

4 And the woman of Tekoah speaketh unto the king, and falleth on her face to the earth, and doth obeisance, and saith, 'Save, O king.'

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

6 and 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;

7 and lo, the whole family hath risen against thy maid-servant, and say, Give up him who smiteth his brother, and we put him to death for the life of his brother whom he hath slain, and we destroy also the heir; and they have quenched my coal which is left — so as not to set to my husband a name and remnant on the face of the ground.'

8 And the king saith unto the woman, 'Go to thine house, and I 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 Webster Bible Translation 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 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 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.