KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
2 Samuel 14:16–17
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2 Samuel 14:16
16For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.
16For the king wil heare, to deliuer his handmayd out of the hand of the man that would destroy mee, and my sonne together out of the inheritance of God:
2 Samuel 14:17
17Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the Lord thy God will be with thee.
17Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be †comfortable: for as an Angel of God, so is my lord the king †to discerne good and bad: therfore the LORD thy God will be with thee.
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DEFINED WORDS
2 Samuel 14:16
A sovereign ruler; one who reigns over a people or realm.
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To perceive by the ear; to listen, attend, understand, or obey, according to context.
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To rescue, set free, hand over, give up, or bring forth, according to context.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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The part of the body at the end of the arm; figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
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To ruin, demolish, kill, consume, or bring to an end.
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In one place, company, time, purpose, or united condition.
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inheritance
A possession, portion, right, or promised heritage received by descent, allotment, covenant, or divine gift.
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A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
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2 Samuel 14:17
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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A spoken or written expression; a saying, message, command, promise, account, or matter.
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LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
A sovereign ruler; one who reigns over a people or realm.
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comfortable
Giving comfort; affording consolation.
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A messenger; especially a heavenly messenger sent by God.
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A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
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To see or understand the difference; to make distinction.
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That which is right, beneficial, pleasing, useful, or morally upright.
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Evil, harmful, corrupt, or of poor quality.
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From verse 16
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Open the full verse study19Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the Lord have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods.
From verse 17
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Open the full verse study9And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.
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Open the full verse study27And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.
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Open the full verse study20To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
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Open the full verse study9Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
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Open the full verse study14But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
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Open the full verse study14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
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Open the full verse study30Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?
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Open the full verse study21As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
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Open the full verse study5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
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Open the full verse study28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
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