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2 Samuel 14:4

WEB

4When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, showed respect, and said, “Help, O king!”

KJV

4¶ And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

BSB

4When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!”

FBV

4When the woman from Tekoa went to see the king, she bowed facedown to the ground in respect, and said, “Please help me, Your Majesty!”

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1 Samuel 25:23

23[+] When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got off her donkey, and fell before David on her face and bowed herself to the ground.


2 Samuel 1:2

2on the third day, behold, [+] a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn and earth on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the earth and showed respect.


2 Kings 6:26-28

26As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, saying, “Help, my lord, O king!”

27He said, “If the LORD doesn’t help you, where could I get help for you? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?” 28Then the king asked her, “What is your problem?” She answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’


Job 29:12-14

12because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had no one to help him, 13the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. 14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.


1 Samuel 20:41

41As soon as the boy was gone, David arose out of the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times. They kissed one another and wept with one another, and David wept the most.


Luke 18:3-5

3A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, ‘Defend me from my adversary!’ 4He wouldn’t for a while; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, 5yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.’”