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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Verse 11 is found in chapter 14 of 2 Samuel. Joab perceives that David wants to bring Absalom back and uses a woman from Tekoa to present the king with a fictional case involving two brothers and a threat of family revenge. David recognizes the injustice of the case and promises protection. The strategy causes the king to consider his own situation indirectly. The scene raises the tension between justice, mercy, and family responsibility: restoring Absalom does not automatically resolve the seriousness of his crime.
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Sie sprach: Der König gedenke an den HERRN, deinen Gott, daß der Bluträcher nicht noch mehr Verderben anrichte und sie meinen Sohn nicht vertilgen. Er sprach: So wahr der HERR lebt, es soll kein Haar von deinem Sohn auf die Erde fallen.
Dijo ella entonces: Ruégote, oh rey, que te acuerdes de Jehová tu Dios, que no dejes a los cercanos de la sangre aumentar el daño con destruir a mi hijo. Y él respondió: Vive Jehová, que no caerá ni un cabello de la cabeza de tu hijo en tierra.
Elle dit: Que le roi se souvienne de l'Eternel, ton Dieu, afin que le vengeur du sang n'augmente pas la ruine, et qu'on ne détruise pas mon fils! Et il dit: L'Eternel est vivant! il ne tombera pas à terre un cheveu de ton fils.
Ed ella disse: Deh! mentovi il re il Signore Iddio suo, che tu non lascerai che il vendicatore del sangue passi misura per uccidere; e che non istermineranno il mio figliuolo. Ed egli le disse: Come vive il Signore, non caderà pure un capello del tuo figliuolo a terra.
E disse ela: Ora, lembre-se o rei do SENHOR seu Deus, para que os vingadores do sangue não prossigam na destruição, e não exterminem a meu filho. Então disse ele: Vive o SENHOR, que não há de cair no chão nem um dos cabelos de teu filho.
婦人說:「願王對耶和華-你的上帝發誓,不許報血仇的人施行毀滅,免得他們滅絕我的兒子。」王說:「我指著永生的耶和華起誓:你的兒子連一根頭髮也不致落在地上。」
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