2 Samuel 14:12
2 Samuel 14:12 Meaning and Explanation
“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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Read Full Chapter →Having secured his oath, the woman asks leave to speak one more word, and David consents.
What Does 2 Samuel 14:12 Mean?
With the king now committed, the woman requests permission to say one more thing. David, unaware that the trap is about to close, tells her to speak on.
This hinge moment shows how a single word, rightly timed, can turn a whole matter. The woman has led the king to judge a case so that he might judge himself, the same gentle strategy by which Scripture often brings a person face to face with truth they were not seeking but desperately needed.
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What does 2 Samuel 14:12 mean?
Having secured his oath, the woman asks leave to speak one more word, and David consents.