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Woman of Tekoa: 11 Please, O king, ask the Eternal One, your True God, so that those seeking a blood debt will give up their vengeance and my son will live.

David: As sure as the Eternal lives, not one hair of your son’s head will be damaged.

12 Then the woman asked for liberty to speak freely, and David agreed.

Woman of Tekoa: 13 How does your decision in my case compare with what you are doing to the people of the True God? It seems that your verdict convicts you, since you have not brought home your own banished son.

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