2 Samuel 14:16 Meaning and Explanation
“For 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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →She trusts the king to rescue her and her son from being cut off from their God-given inheritance.
What Does 2 Samuel 14:16 Mean?
The woman voices her confidence that the king will act to save her and her son from being destroyed and torn from their inheritance, the land allotted by God to His people. The 'inheritance of God' marks how deeply belonging to His portion mattered in Israel.
To be cut off from that inheritance was a grievous loss, and the king stands as the one who can deliver. The verse stirs the longing of every soul not to be severed from God's people and promise, and points to the Deliverer who secures an inheritance that can never be taken away.
2 Samuel 14:16 in the Original Language
nachalah (נַחֲלָה), 'inheritance' -- the God-given allotment that marks belonging among His people.
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What does 2 Samuel 14:16 mean?
She trusts the king to rescue her and her son from being cut off from their God-given inheritance.