2 Samuel 14:12-14

Expanded Bible

¹² The woman said, “Let me say something to you, my ·master and [lord the] king.”

The king said, “Speak.”

¹³ Then the woman said, “Why have you ·decided this way against [acted/^Lplanned to the harm/detriment of] the people of God? When you ·judge [decide; ^Lspeak] this way, you ·show that you are guilty [convict yourself] for not bringing back your son who was ·forced to leave home [banished]. ¹⁴ We will all die someday. We’re like water spilled on the ground; no one can ·gather it back [collect it together]. But God doesn’t ·take away [discard] life. Instead, he plans ways that ·those who have been sent away will not have to stay away from him [will bring back/home the banished]!