2 Samuel 14:4-11

4Now when the womanH802 of TekoaH8621 1spokeH559 to the kingH4428, she fellH5307 on her faceH639 to the groundH776 and 2prostratedH7812 herself and saidH559, “3HelpH3467, O kingH4428.” 5The kingH4428 saidH559 to her, “WhatH4100 is your trouble?” And she 4answeredH559, “TrulyH61 I am a widowH490, for my husbandH376 is deadH4191. 6Your maidservantH8198 had twoH8147 sonsH1121, but the twoH8147 of them struggledH5327 togetherH5327 in the fieldH7704, and thereH369 was noH369 5oneH369 to separateH5337 them, so oneH259 struckH5221 the otherH259 and killedH4191 him. 7Now beholdH2009, 6the wholeH3605 familyH4940 has risenH6965 againstH5921 your maidservantH8198, and they sayH559, ‘HandH5414 overH5414 the one who struckH5221 his brotherH251, that we may putH4191 him to deathH4191 for the lifeH5315 of his brotherH251 whomH834 he killedH2026, 7and destroyH8045 the heirH3423 alsoH1571.’ Thus they will extinguishH3518 my coalH1513 whichH834 is leftH7604, so as to 8leaveH7760 my husbandH376 neitherH1115 nameH8034 norH1115 remnantH7611 on the faceH6440 of the earthH127.”

8Then the kingH4428 saidH559 to the womanH802, “GoH1980 to your houseH1004, and I will giveH6680 ordersH6680 concerningH5921 you.” 9The womanH802 of TekoaH8621 saidH559 to the kingH4428, “O my lordH113, the kingH4428, 9the iniquityH5771 is on me and my father’sH1 houseH1004, but 10the kingH4428 and his throneH3678 are guiltlessH5355.” 10So the kingH4428 saidH559, “Whoever speaksH1696 to you, bringH935 him to me, and he will not touchH5060 you anymoreH3254H5750.” 11Then she saidH559, “PleaseH4994 let the kingH4428 rememberH2142 the LordH3068 your GodH430, 11so that the avengerH1350 of bloodH1818 will not continueH7235 to destroyH7843, otherwiseH3808 they will destroyH8045 my sonH1121.” And he saidH559, “12As the LordH3068 livesH2416, not one hairH8185 of your sonH1121 shall fallH5307 to the groundH776.”