5 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
5 The king asked her, "What is troubling you?" She said, "I am a widow; my husband is dead.
5 And the king said to her, "What is your trouble?" She answered, "Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.
5 He said, "How can I help?"
5 Then the king said to her, "What troubles you?" And she answered, "Indeed I am a widow, my husband is dead.
5 "What's the trouble?" the king asked. "Alas, I am a widow!" she replied. "My husband is dead.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 14:5
Commentary on 2 Samuel 14:1-20
(Read 2 Samuel 14:1-20)
We may notice here, how this widow pleads God's mercy, and his clemency toward poor guilty sinners. The state of sinners is a state of banishment from God. God pardons none to the dishonour of his law and justice, nor any who are impenitent; nor to the encouragement of crimes, or the hurt of others.