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The woman from Tekoa said to the king, “Let me be held responsible for the sin, Your Majesty. Let my father’s family be held responsible. Your Majesty and your throne are innocent.”

10 The king said, “If anyone says anything against you, bring him to me. He’ll never harm you again.”

11 She said, “Your Majesty, please pray to Yahweh your Elohim in order to keep an avenger from doing more harm by destroying my son.”

“I solemnly swear, as Yahweh lives,” he said, “not a hair on your son’s head will fall to the ground.”

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