9The woman of Tekoa said to the king, |My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house; and the king and his throne be guiltless.|


In Context

6 Your handmaid had two sons, and they both fought together in the field, and there was no one to part them, but the one struck the other, and killed him.

7 Behold, the whole family has risen against your handmaid, and they say, 'Deliver him who struck his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he killed, and so destroy the heir also.' Thus they would quench my coal which is left, and would leave to my husband neither name nor remainder on the surface of the earth.|

8 The king said to the woman, |Go to your house, and I will give a command concerning you.|

9 The woman of Tekoa said to the king, |My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house; and the king and his throne be guiltless.|

10 The king said, |Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall not touch you any more.|

11 Then she said, |Please let the king remember Yahweh your God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son.| He said, |As Yahweh lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the earth.|

2 Samuel 14:9 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:9But the woman from Tekoa said to him, "My lord the king, let the blame rest on me and on my father's family, and let the king and his throne be without guilt."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:9And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity [be] on me, and on my father’s house: and the king and his throne [be] guiltless.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:9And the woman of Thecua said to the king: Upon me, my lord, be the iniquity, and upon the house of my father: but may the king and his throne be guiltless.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:9And the woman of Tekoa said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house; and the king and his throne be guiltless.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:9And the woman of Tekoah said to the king, Upon me, my lord, O king, be the iniquity, and upon my father's house; and the king and his throne be guiltless.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:9And the woman of Tekoa said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:9And the woman of Tekoah said to the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:9And the woman of Tekoah saith unto the king, 'On me, my lord, O king, is the iniquity, and on the house of my father; and the king and his throne are innocent.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:9And the woman of Tekoah said to the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.