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5 The king asked her: »What can I do for you?« She answered: »I am a widow; my husband is dead.
6 »I had two sons who fought with each other in the field. There was no one to separate them. One killed the other.
7 »All my relatives have turned against me and are demanding that I hand my son over to them. They want to kill him for murdering his brother. If they do this, I will be left without a son. They will destroy my last hope. They will leave my husband without a son to keep his name alive.«
8 The king responded: »Go back home. I will take care of the matter.«
9 »Your Majesty,« she said, »do whatever you must. My family and I will take the blame. You and the royal family are innocent.«
10 The king replied: »If someone threatens you, bring him to me. He will never bother you again.«
11 She said: »Please pray to Jehovah your God, Your Majesty, 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 Jehovah,« David replied, »your son will not be harmed.«