And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord, O king, let (A)the [a]iniquity be on me and on my father’s house, (B)and the king and his throne be guiltless.”

10 So the king said, “Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall not touch you anymore.”

11 Then she said, “Please let the king remember the Lord your God, and do not permit (C)the avenger of blood to destroy anymore, lest they destroy my son.”

And he said, (D)As the Lord lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 14:9 guilt

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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