II Samuel 14:17
The Scripture
(17) Then 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Joab sent a wise woman of Tekoah to tell David a parable about a feuding family, persuading the king to allow the banished Absalom to return to Jerusalem. Though Absalom returned, David initially refused to see him, and the chapter ends with their eventual reconciliation and a kiss.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
II Samuel 14:20II Samuel 19:27I Samuel 29:9Proverbs 27:21Proverbs 29:5I Kings 3:9I Kings 3:28Job 6:30I Corinthians 2:14I Corinthians 2:15Hebrews 5:14
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