2 Samuel 14:5-12

5“WhatH4100 troubles you?” the kingH4428 askedH559 her.

“IndeedH61,” she saidH559, “IH589 am a widowH802H490, for my husbandH376 is deadH4191. 6And your maidservantH8198 had twoH8147 sonsH1121 who were fightingH5327 in the fieldH7704 with noH369 one to separateH5337 themH996, and oneH259 struckH5221 the otherH259 and killedH4191 himH853. 7NowH2009 the wholeH3605 clanH4940 has risen upH6965 againstH5921 your maidservantH8198 and saidH559, ‘Hand overH5414 the one who struck downH5221 his brotherH251, that we may put him to deathH4191 for the lifeH5315 of the brotherH251 whomH834 he killedH2026. Then we will cut offH8045 the heirH3423 as wellH1571!’ So they would extinguishH3518 my one remainingH7604 emberH1513 by notH1115 preservingH7760 my husband’sH376 nameH8034 or posterityH7611 onH5921H6440 the earthH127.”

8“GoH1980 homeH1004,” the kingH4428 saidH559 toH413 the womanH802, “and IH589 will give ordersH6680 on your behalfH5921.”

9But the womanH802 of TekoaH8621 saidH559 toH413 the kingH4428, “My lordH113 the kingH4428, may any blame beH5771 on meH5921 and onH5921 my father’sH1 houseH1004, and may the kingH4428 and his throneH3678 be guiltlessH5355.”

10“If anyone speaksH1696 to youH413,” saidH559 the kingH4428, “bring himH935 to meH413, and he will notH3808 troubleH5060 you againH3254H5750!”

11“PleaseH4994,” she repliedH559, “may the kingH4428 invokeH2142 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 to prevent the avengerH1350 of bloodH1818 from increasingH7235 the devastationH7843, so that my sonH1121 may notH3808 be destroyedH8045!”

“As surely as the LORDH3068 livesH2416,” he vowedH559, “notH518 a hairH8185 of your son’s headH1121 will fallH5307 to the groundH776.”

12Then the womanH802 saidH559, “PleaseH4994, may your servantH8198 speakH1696 a wordH1697 toH413 my lordH113 the kingH4428?”

“SpeakH1696,” he repliedH559.