2 Samuel 14:11 meaning and explanation
“Please,” she replied, “may the king invoke the LORD your God to prevent the avenger of blood from increasing the devastation, so that my son may not be destroyed!” “As surely as the LORD lives,” he vowed, “not a hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
2 Samuel 14:11, Berean Standard Bible
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The woman of Tekoa is speaking to King David, coached by Joab to tell a story about one son killing another. She asks the king to protect her remaining son from the avenger of blood, the family member responsible for exacting justice for a killing.
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