rsv 2Samuel:14:5-11 SEEK
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And the king said to her , "
What is your trouble ?"
She answered , "
Alas ,
I am a widow ;
my husband is dead .
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And your handmaid had two sons ,
and they quarreled with one another in the field ;
there was no one to part them ,
and one struck the other and killed him .
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And now the whole family has risen against your handmaid ,
and they say , `
Give up the man who struck his brother ,
that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew ';
and so they would destroy the heir also .
Thus they would quench my coal which is left ,
and leave to my husband neither name nor remnant upon the face of the earth ."
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Then the king said to the woman , "
Go to your house ,
and I will give orders concerning you ."
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And the woman of Teko '
a said to the king , "
On me be the guilt ,
my lord the king ,
and on my father '
s house ;
let the king and his throne be guiltless ."
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The king said , "
If any one says anything to you ,
bring him to me ,
and he shall never touch you again ."
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Then she said , "
Pray let the king invoke the LORD your God ,
that the avenger of blood slay no more ,
and my son be not destroyed ."
He said , "
As the LORD lives ,
not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground ."