“When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, showed respect, and said, “Help, O king!””

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 2 Samuel 14 contains 33 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.