2 Samuel 14:8-11

14:8 Then the king told the woman, “Go to your home. I will give instructions concerning your situation.” ¹  14:9 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!”

14:10 The king said, “Bring to me whoever speaks to you, and he won’t bother you again!” 14:11 She replied, “In that case, ²  let the king invoke the name of ³  the Lord your God so that the avenger of blood may not kill! Then they will not destroy my son!” He replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, not a single hair of your son’s head ⁴  will fall to the ground.”

[14:8]  ¹ tn Heb “concerning you.”

[14:11]  ² tn The words “in that case” are not in the Hebrew text, but may be inferred from the context. They are supplied in the translation for the sake of clarification.

[14:11]  ³ tn Heb “let the king remember.”

[14:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “of your son.”