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10 The king replied, “If anyone threatens you, bring him to me, and he will never bother you again.”

11 She said, “Your Majesty, please pray to the Lord your God, so that my relative who is responsible for avenging the death of my son will not commit a greater crime by killing my other son.”

“I promise by the living Lord,” David replied, “that your son will not be harmed in the least.”

12 “Please, Your Majesty, let me say just one more thing,” the woman said.

“All right,” he answered.

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10 The king replied, “If anyone says anything to you, bring them to me, and they will not bother you again.”

11 She said, “Then let the king invoke the Lord his God to prevent the avenger(A) of blood from adding to the destruction, so that my son will not be destroyed.”

“As surely as the Lord lives,” he said, “not one hair(B) of your son’s head will fall to the ground.(C)

12 Then the woman said, “Let your servant speak a word to my lord the king.”

“Speak,” he replied.

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