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So the woman of Tekoa [a]spoke to the king, and she fell on her [b]face to the ground and (A)prostrated herself and said, “(B)Save, O king.” And the king said to her, “What is your trouble?” And she [c]answered, “Truly I am a widow; my husband has died. And your servant-woman had two sons, but the two of them struggled together in the field, and there was no one to deliver between them, so one struck the other and put him to death.

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  1. 2 Samuel 14:4 Many mss and ancient versions came
  2. 2 Samuel 14:4 Lit nose
  3. 2 Samuel 14:5 Lit said