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2 Samuel 14:9 · KJV

“And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity {be} on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne {be} guiltless.”

— 2 Samuel 14:9

Verse 8

And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.

Verse 10

And the king said, Whosoever saith {ought} unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

2 Samuel 14 — Context

7

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. {upon...: Heb. upon the face of the earth}

8

And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.

9

And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity {be} on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne {be} guiltless.

10

And the king said, Whosoever saith {ought} unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

11

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. {that...: Heb. that the revenger of blood do not multiply to destroy}

Cross References

1 Samuel 25:24

And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, {upon} me {let this} iniquity {be}: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid. {audience: Heb. ears}

1 Kings 2:33

Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.

Matthew 27:25

Then answered all the people, and said, His blood {be} on us, and on our children.

Numbers 35:33

So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye {are}: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it. {the land cannot...: Heb. there can be no expiation for the land}

Genesis 27:13

And his mother said unto him, Upon me {be} thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me {them}.

Deuteronomy 21:1-9

If {one} be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, {and} it be not known who hath slain him:

2 Samuel 3:28-29

And afterward when David heard {it}, he said, I and my kingdom {are} guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner: {blood: Heb. bloods}

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