KJV ORIGINAL
And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Your servant had two sons, and they got into a fight out in the field. There was no one there to separate them, so one son struck the other and killed him.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The woman is telling a story about how one of her two sons killed the other in a fight when no one was around to stop them.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of a parable told by a wise woman from Tekoa, who was sent by Joab to King David. She was trying to convince David to forgive his son Absalom, who had killed his brother Amnon and was living in exile. The woman's fictional story parallels David's own family situation.
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