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11 She replied, “In that case,[a] let the king invoke the name of[b] the Lord your God so that the avenger of blood may not add to the killing! Then they will not destroy my son!” He replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, not a single hair of your son’s head[c] will fall to the ground.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 14:11 tn The words “in that case” are not in the Hebrew text, but may be inferred from the context. They are supplied in the translation for the sake of clarification.
  2. 2 Samuel 14:11 tn Heb “let the king remember.”
  3. 2 Samuel 14:11 tn Heb “of your son.”