2 Samuel 14:12 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then the woman said, 'Please let me, your servant, speak one more word to my lord the king.' And he said, 'Go ahead.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The woman is asking King David for permission to say something else important, and he gives her permission to continue speaking.

📚 Historical Context

This is part of a clever scheme orchestrated by Joab to reconcile King David with his estranged son Absalom. Joab hired a wise woman from Tekoa to tell David a fictional story about her two sons, with one killing the other, to make David realize his own need to forgive Absalom who had killed his brother Amnon. The woman is now transitioning from her made-up story to directly address David's situation with his son.

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