Bible Strands
2 Samuel 14:16
For the king will hear and deliver his maidservant from the hand of the man who would cut off both me and my son from God’s inheritance.’
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A widow addresses King David, requesting royal intervention to protect her and her son from a man who threatens to destroy their family line.
The words — The Hebrew יִשְׁמַע (yish.ma) translates literally as "he will hear," and לְהַצִּיל (le.ha.tzil) means "to deliver." The text explicitly states the king will hear the petition and rescue the speaker from the man's hand.
The thread — The appeal for royal hearing and protection echoes the petition in 1 Samuel 26:19, which similarly asks a ruling authority to hear and prevent being cut off from God's inheritance.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition that preserving life and inheritance depends entirely on the justice of the ruling authority.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.
Cross-references
- 1 Samuel 26:19 Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’