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2 Samuel 14:9

Tekoa

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.

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

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.

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BSB
But the woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord the king, may any blame be on me and on my father’s house, and may the king and his throne be guiltless.”
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.
WEB
The 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.”
ASV
And the woman of Tekoa 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.
DARBY
And the woman of Tekoah said to the king, Upon me, my lord, O king, be the iniquity, and upon my father's house; and the king and his throne be guiltless.
BLB
And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, “On me, My lord the king, [is] the iniquity, and on the house of my father. And the king and his throne [be] guiltless.”
ÅB
Og kvinnen fra Tekoa sa til kongen: På meg, herre konge, og på min fars hus faller skylden, men kongen og hans trone skal være uten skyld.
OTB
Kvinnen fra Tekoa sa til kongen, “Min herre kongen, la skylden være på meg og på min fars hus, og må kongen og hans trone være skyldfri.”
B1930
Og kvinnen fra Tekoa sa til kongen: På mig, herre konge, og på min fars hus faller skylden, men kongen og hans trone skal være uten skyld.

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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.

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  • 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.

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  • Matthew 27:25

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

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  • 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.

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  • 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:

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  • 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.

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  • 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:

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