2 Samuel 14:9-11

International Standard Version

⁹ But the woman from Tekoa told the king, “Your majesty, let any guilt for this be on me and on my ancestors’ household, and not on my king or his throne!”

¹⁰ The king replied, “Bring anyone who talks to you about this to me, and he certainly won’t be bothering^[a] you anymore!”

¹¹ Then she said, “Your majesty, please remember the Lord your God, so that blood avengers don’t do any more damage! Otherwise, they’ll destroy my son!”

So he promised, “As the Lord lives, not even a single hair from your son’s head^[b] will fall to the ground!”