2 Samuel 14:9-11

New English Translation

⁹ The Tekoan woman said to the king, “My lord the king, let any blame fall on me and on the house of my father. But let the king and his throne be innocent!”

¹⁰ The king said, “Bring to me whoever speaks to you, and he won’t bother you again!” ¹¹ She replied, “In that case,^[a] let the king invoke the name of^[b] the Lord your God so that the avenger of blood may not add to the killing! Then they will not destroy my son!” He replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, not a single hair of your son’s head^[c] will fall to the ground.”