2 Samuel 14:4
When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, showed respect, and said, “Help, O king!”
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- 1 Samuel 25:23 When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got off her donkey, and fell before David on her face and bowed herself to the ground.
- 2 Samuel 1:2 on the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn and earth on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the earth and showed respect.
- 2 Kings 6:26–28 As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, saying, “Help, my lord, O king!” He said, “If Yahweh doesn’t help you, where could I get help for you? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?” Then the king asked her, “What is your problem?” She answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’