Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Samuel 14:4

"And when the woman of Tekoa spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king." — 2 Samuel 14:4 (ASV)

Spake to the king. —Many manuscripts and the Septuagint, Vulgate, and Syriac have came to the king. The difference is immaterial.