2Samuel:14:5-11
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And the king said unto her ,
What aileth thee ?
And she answered ,
I am indeed a widow woman ,
and mine husband is dead .
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And thy handmaid had two sons ,
and they two strove together in the field ,
and there was none to part them ,
but the one smote the other ,
and slew him .
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And ,
behold ,
the whole family is risen against thine handmaid ,
and they said ,
Deliver him that smote his brother ,
that we may kill him ,
for the life of his brother whom he slew ;
and we will destroy the heir also :
and so they shall quench my coal which is left ,
and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth .
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And the king said unto the woman ,
Go to thine house ,
and I will give charge concerning thee .
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And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king ,
My lord ,
O king ,
the iniquity be on me ,
and on my fathers house :
and the king and his throne be guiltless .
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And the king said ,
Whosoever saith ought unto thee ,
bring him to me ,
and he shall not touch thee any more .
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Then said she ,
I pray thee ,
let the king remember the LORD thy God ,
that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more ,
lest they destroy my son .
And he said ,
As the LORD liveth ,
there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth .