2 Samuel 14:18

Contemporary English Version

Then David said to the woman, "Now I'm going to ask you a question, and don't try to hide the truth!" The woman replied, "Please go ahead, Your Majesty."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the king answered the woman, “I’m going to ask you something; don’t conceal it from me!”

Hebrew Names Version
Then the king answered the woman, Please don't hide anything from me that I shall ask you. The woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

King James Version
Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

Lexham English Bible
The king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not withhold from me a thing which I am about to ask you." The woman said, "Please let my lord the king speak."

English Standard Version
Then the king answered the woman, "Do not hide from me anything I ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."

New Century Version
Then King David said, "Do not hide the truth. Answer me one question." The woman said, "My master the king, please ask your question."

New English Translation
Then the king replied to the woman, "Don't hide any information from me when I question you." The woman said, "Let my lord the king speak!"

Amplified Bible
Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Do not hide from me anything that I ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king please speak."

New American Standard Bible
Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not hide anything from me that I am about to ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king please speak."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the King answered, and said vnto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall aske thee. And the woman sayde, Let my lord the King now speake.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not hide anything from me that I am about to ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king please speak."

Complete Jewish Bible
The king then answered the woman: "I'm going to ask you a question, and please don't hide anything from me." The woman said, "Let my lord the king now speak."

Darby Translation
And the king answered and said to the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

Easy-to-Read Version
King David answered the woman, "You must answer the question I will ask you." The woman said, "My lord and king, please ask your question."

George Lamsa Translation
Then the king answered and said to the woman, Do not hide from me anything that I ask you. And the woman said to him, Let my lord the king now speak.

Good News Translation
The king answered, "I'm going to ask you a question, and you must tell me the whole truth." "Ask me anything, Your Majesty," she answered.

Literal Translation
And the king answered and said to the woman, Please do not hide from me the thing that I am asking you. And the woman said, Then let my lord the king speak.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The kynge answered and sayde vnto the woman: Kepe nothynge fro me that I axe the. The woman sayde: Let my lorde the kinge speake on.

American Standard Version
Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, aught that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

Bible in Basic English
Then the king said to the woman, Now give me an answer to the question I am going to put to you; keep nothing back. And the woman said, Let my lord the king say on.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then the king aunswered, and sayde vnto the woman: Hyde not from me I pray thee ye thing that I shall aske thee. And the woman sayde: Let my lord the king nowe speake.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then the king answered and said unto the woman: 'Hide not from me, I pray thee, aught that I shall ask thee.' And the woman said: 'Let my lord the king now speak.'

King James Version (1611)
Then the king answered and said vnto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall aske thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speake.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king answered, and said to the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the matter which I ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king by all means speak.

English Revised Version
Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, aught that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

Berean Standard Bible
Then the king said to the woman, "I am going to ask you something; do not conceal it from me!" "Let my lord the king speak," she replied.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the kyng answeride, and seide to the womman, Hide thou not fro me the word which Y axe thee. And the womman seide to hym, Speke thou, my lord the kyng.

Young's Literal Translation
And the king answereth and saith unto the woman, `Do not, I pray thee, hide from me the thing that I am asking thee;' and the woman saith, `Let, I pray thee, my lord the king speak.'

Update Bible Version
Then the king answered and said to the woman, Don't hide from me, I pray you, anything that I shall ask you. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then the king answered and said to the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

World English Bible
Then the king answered the woman, Please don't hide anything from me that I shall ask you. The woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

New King James Version
Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not hide from me anything that I ask you." And the woman said, "Please, let my lord the king speak."

New Living Translation
"I must know one thing," the king replied, "and tell me the truth." "Yes, my lord the king," she responded.

New Life Bible
Then the king said to the woman, "Do not hide anything from me that I ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."

New Revised Standard
Then the king answered the woman, "Do not withhold from me anything I ask you." The woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then responded the king, and said unto the woman, Nay, now! do not hide from me, the thing which I am about to ask thee. And the woman said, Pray let my lord the king speak.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king answering, said to the woman: Hide not from me the thing that I ask thee. And the woman said to him: Speak, my lord the king.

Revised Standard Version
Then the king answered the woman, "Do not hide from me anything I ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."

THE MESSAGE
The king then said, "I'm going to ask you something. Answer me truthfully." "Certainly," she said. "Let my master, the king, speak."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not hide anything from me that I am about to ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king please speak."

Contextual Overview

¹ Joab knew that David couldn't stop thinking about Absalom, ²and he sent someone to bring in the wise woman who lived in Tekoa. Joab told her, "Put on funeral clothes and don't use any makeup. Go to the king and pretend you have spent a long time mourning the death of a loved one." Then he told her what to say. ⁴ The woman from Tekoa went to David. She bowed very low and said, "Your Majesty, please help me!" ⁵ David asked, "What's the matter?" She replied: My husband is dead, and I'm a widow. ⁶ I had two sons, but they got into a fight out in a field where there was no one to pull them apart, and one of them killed the other. ⁷ Now all of my relatives have come to me and said, "Hand over your son! We're going to put him to death for killing his brother." But what they really want is to get rid of him, so they can take over our land. Please don't let them put out my only flame of hope! There won't be anyone left on this earth to carry on my husband's name. ⁸ "Go on home," David told her. "I'll take care of this matter for you." ⁹ The woman said, "I hope your decision doesn't cause any problems for you. But if it does, you can blame me." ¹⁰ He said, "If anyone gives you any trouble, bring them to me, and it won't happen again!" ¹¹ "Please," she replied, "swear by the Lord your God that no one will be allowed to kill my son!" He said, "I swear by the living Lord that no one will touch even a hair on his head!"

Bible Verse Review
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Hide not: 1 Samuel 3:17, 1 Samuel 3:18, Jeremiah 38:14, Jeremiah 38:25

Cross-References

Genesis 14:10
was full of tar pits, and when the troops from Sodom and Gomorrah started running away, some of them fell into the pits. Others escaped to the hill country.

Genesis 14:22
Abram answered: The Lord God Most High made the heavens and the earth. And I have promised him

Ruth 3:10
Boaz replied: The Lord bless you! This shows how truly loyal you are to your family. You could have looked for a younger man, either rich or poor, but you didn't.

2 Samuel 2:5
David sent messengers to tell them: The Lord bless you! You were kind enough to bury Saul your ruler,

Psalms 7:17
I will praise you, Lord ! You always do right. I will sing about you, the Lord Most High.

Psalms 50:14
I am God Most High! The only sacrifice I want is for you to be thankful and to keep your word.

Psalms 57:2
I pray to you, my protector.

Psalms 76:2
Your home is on Mount Zion in the city of peace.

Micah 6:6
What offering should I bring when I bow down to worship the Lord God Most High? Should I try to please him by sacrificing calves a year old?

Acts 7:48
But the Most High God doesn't live in houses made by humans. It is just as the prophet said, when he spoke for the Lord,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the king answered and said unto the woman,.... Understanding plainly what she meant by all this, that the case she brought was a feigned one, and that the intention of it was to let him know the sense of the people with respect to Absalom, and the recall of him:

hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee; he suspected that this was not a scheme of her own, but some considerable person had formed it, and made use of her to execute it, which was what he desired to know:

and the woman said, let my lord the king now speak; ask what question he pleases, I am ready to answer.