2 Samuel 14:5 meaning and explanation
“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.
2 Samuel 14:5, Berean Standard Bible
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David asks the woman from Tekoa what troubles her, and she answers with a brief, careful setup: she is a widow, her husband is dead. This is the opening line of a story Joab has scripted (verses 2 and 3), designed to draw the king into a case of a surviving son under threat.
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