Bible Strands
2 Samuel 14:8
“Go home,” the king said to the woman, “and I will give orders on your behalf.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The king addresses the woman of Tekoa immediately after she finishes her plea about a clan threatening to kill her last surviving son. He tells her to return home while he promises to issue orders on her behalf.
The words — The Hebrew verb אֲצַוֶּה ('a.tza.Veh) translates to "I will command" and marks the king's declaration of administrative action.
The thread — This royal promise to intervene appears alongside similar impulsive judgments in 2 Samuel 12:5 and 2 Samuel 16:4. It stands in tension with the wisdom principle in Proverbs 18:13 against answering a matter before hearing it fully.
Why it lands — The text records a king's immediate offer to protect a petitioner before any divine counsel is sought. It asks the reader to note how human authority can temporarily halt a crisis while still operating without full information.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 18:13 He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.
- 2 Samuel 12:5 David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
- 2 Samuel 16:4 So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”
- Job 29:16 I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
- Isaiah 11:3 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,