2 Samuel 14:7-9

Good News Translation

⁷ And now, sir, all my relatives have turned against me and are demanding that I hand my son over to them, so that they can kill him for murdering his brother. If they do this, I will be left without a son. They will destroy my last hope and leave my husband without a son to keep his name alive.”

⁸ “Go back home,” the king answered, “and I will take care of the matter.”

⁹ “Your Majesty,” she said, “whatever you do, my family and I will take the blame; you and the royal family are innocent.”