9 And the woman of Tekoah saith unto the king, 'On me, my lord, O king, 'is' the iniquity, and on the house of my father; and the king and his throne 'are' innocent.'
10 And the king saith, 'He who speaketh 'aught' unto thee, and thou hast brought him unto me, then he doth not add any more to come against thee.'
11 And she saith, 'Let, I pray thee, the king remember by Jehovah thy God, that the redeemer of blood add not to destroy, and they destroy not my son;' and he saith, 'Jehovah liveth; if there doth fall of the hair of thy son to the earth.'
12 And the woman saith, 'Let, I pray thee, thy maid-servant speak unto my lord the king a word;' and he saith, 'Speak.'
13 And the woman saith, 'And why hast thou thought thus concerning the people of God? yea, the king is speaking this thing as a guilty one, in that the king hath not brought back his outcast;
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