The woman of Tekoa tells the king of two sons, and he says, “As the LORD lives”
드고아 여인이 왕께 아들 둘의 일을 고하고 왕이 여호와의 사심을 가리켜 맹세함
2 Samuel 14:4–11: when the woman of Tekoa speaks to the king, she falls on her face to the ground, shows respect, and says, “Help, O king!” The king says to her, “What ails you?” She answers, “Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead. Your servant had two sons; and they both fought together in the field, and there was no one to part them, but the one struck the other and killed him. Behold, the whole family has risen against your servant, and they say, ‘Deliver him who struck his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he killed, and so destroy the heir also.’ Thus they would quench my coal which is left, and would leave to my husband neither name nor remainder on the surface of the earth.” The king says to the woman, “Go to your house, and I will give a command concerning you.” The woman of Tekoa says to the king, “My lord, O king, may the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house; and may the king and his throne be guiltless.” The king says, “Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he will not bother you any more.” Then she says, “Please let the king remember the LORD your God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son.” He says, “As the LORD lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the earth.” The Korean Revised Version names the king as the one who swears at 14:11 (왕이 가로되 여호와의 사심을 가리켜 맹세하노니).
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- 2SA 14:4–11, engwebp
4When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, showed respect, and said, “Help, O king!”
5The king said to her, “What ails you?” She answered, “Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
6Your servant had two sons; and they both fought together in the field, and there was no one to part them, but the one struck the other and killed him.
7Behold, the whole family has risen against your servant, and they say, ‘Deliver him who struck his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he killed, and so destroy the heir also.’ Thus they would quench my coal which is left, and would leave to my husband neither name nor remainder on the surface of the earth.”
8The king said to the woman, “Go to your house, and I will give a command concerning you.”
9The woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord, O king, may the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house; and may the king and his throne be guiltless.”
10The king said, “Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he will not bother you any more.”
11Then she said, “Please let the king remember the LORD your God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son.” He said, “As the LORD lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the earth.”
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Evidence: 2 Samuel 14:4–11
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Current wording: 2 Samuel 14:4–11: when the woman of Tekoa speaks to the king, she falls on her face to the ground, shows respect, and says, “Help, O king!” The king says to her, “What ails you?” She answers, “Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead. Your servant had two sons; and they both fought together in the field, and there was no one to part them, but the one struck the other and killed him. Behold, the whole family has risen against your servant, and they say, ‘Deliver him who struck his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he killed, and so destroy the heir also.’ Thus they would quench my coal which is left, and would leave to my husband neither name nor remainder on the surface of the earth.” The king says to the woman, “Go to your house, and I will give a command concerning you.” The woman of Tekoa says to the king, “My lord, O king, may the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house; and may the king and his throne be guiltless.” The king says, “Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he will not bother you any more.” Then she says, “Please let the king remember the LORD your God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son.” He says, “As the LORD lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the earth.” The Korean Revised Version names the king as the one who swears at 14:11 (왕이 가로되 여호와의 사심을 가리켜 맹세하노니).
Cited evidence: 2SA 14:4–11, engwebp
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