King James Version (KJV)
2 Samuel 14:8
“And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 14
And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and [there was] none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.
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.
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.
And the king said, Whosoever saith [ought] unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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