His mother said to him, ‘Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey me and go and get them for me.’
2 Samuel 14:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then the woman of Tekoa said to the king, ‘My lord the king, may any blame be on me and my father’s family, and may the king and his throne be innocent.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the woman of Tekoah said to the king, My lord, O king, let the guilt be on me and on my father's house; let the king and his throne be guiltless. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible The woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My master and king, let the guilt be on me and on my father’s household. The king and his throne are innocent.” Catholic Public Domain Version And the woman of Tekoa said to the king: "May the iniquity be upon me, my lord, and upon the house of my father. But may the king and his throne be innocent." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the woman of Thecua said to the king: Upon me, my lord, be the iniquity, and upon the house of my father; but may the king and his throne be guiltless. |
His mother said to him, ‘Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey me and go and get them for me.’
I will be responsible for him. You can hold me personally accountable! If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, I will be guilty before you for ever.
‘Whoever speaks to you,’ the king said, ‘bring him to me. He will not trouble you again! ’
The king told the woman, ‘Go home. I will issue a command on your behalf.’
The responsibility for their deaths will come back to Joab and to his descendants for ever, but for David, his descendants, his dynasty, and his throne, there will be peace from the Lord for ever.’
‘Do not defile the land where you live, for bloodshed defiles the land, and there can be no atonement for the land because of the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of the person who shed it.
She knelt at his feet and said, ‘The guilt is mine, my lord, but please let your servant speak to you directly. Listen to the words of your servant.