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2 Samuel 14:9-11
New Catholic Bible
2 Samuel 14:9-11
New Catholic Bible
9 Then the woman of Tekoa said to the king: “My lord, let the guilt be on me and on my father’s house. The king and his throne will be without guilt.” 10 The king replied: “If anyone says something further that is threatening to you, have him brought to me, and he will never trouble you again.” 11 [a]Then she said: “May the king keep the Lord, your God, in mind so that the avenger of blood will be prevented from killing any further and my son will not be destroyed.” The king swore: “As surely as the Lord lives, not one hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
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- 2 Samuel 14:11 In carrying out Joab’s instructions on behalf of King David’s son, the woman from Tekoa wisely incorporates protection for herself. In modern terms, she was hedging her bets in case King David looked unkindly on her involvement with Joab’s plan.
2 Samuel 14:9-11
New International Version
2 Samuel 14:9-11
New International Version
9 But the woman from Tekoa said to him, “Let my lord the king pardon(A) me and my family,(B) and let the king and his throne be without guilt.(C)”
10 The king replied, “If anyone says anything to you, bring them to me, and they will not bother you again.”
11 She said, “Then let the king invoke the Lord his God to prevent the avenger(D) of blood from adding to the destruction, so that my son will not be destroyed.”
“As surely as the Lord lives,” he said, “not one hair(E) of your son’s head will fall to the ground.(F)”
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