2 Samuel 14:12-14

Easy-to-Read Version

¹² The woman said, “My lord and king, please let me say something else to you.”

The king said, “Speak.”

¹³ Then the woman said, “Why have you planned these things against the people of God? When you say these things, you show you are guilty because you have not brought back the son who you forced to leave home. ¹⁴ We will all die some day. We will be like water that is spilled on the ground. No one can gather this water back from the ground. You know God forgives people. God made plans for people who are forced to run away for safety—God does not force them to run away from him!