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2 Samuel 14:5

King James Version (KJV)

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And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I [am] indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

2 Samuel 14:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 14:5

Theological / Devotional

A widow woman. The case was sufficiently unlike that of David so that her story created no suspicion. There were certain basic features in the narrative that were to settle the issue in the mind of David, and on those the emphasis would be placed.

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