2 Samuel 14:5
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.In other versions
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, Of a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
ASV
And the king said to her, What is your trouble? And her answer was, Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
BBE
And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she said, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
DBY
The king said to her, What ails you? She answered, Of a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
WEB
And the king saith to her, `What -- to thee?' and she saith, `Truly a widow woman `am' I, and my husband dieth,
YLT
And the king said unto her, What disturbs you? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
ENG
And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
WBT
“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.
BSB
In context
3And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
4And 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.
5And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
6And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.
7And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.