2 Samuel 14:9

9 —¡Oh gracias, mi señor el rey! —le respondió la mujer de Tecoa—. Si lo critican por ayudarme, que la culpa caiga sobre mí y sobre la casa de mi padre, y que el rey y su trono sean inocentes.

2 Samuel 14:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 14:9

And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, my lord and king,
&c.] With much vehemence, and yet with great respect, fearing an inquisition into her case; which it would not bear, being a fable, and being very desirous of having sentence on it immediately pronounced:

the iniquity [be] on me and on my father's house;
let the crime be imputed to me and my family, and punishment inflicted on us for it, if I have misrepresented the case, told lies, and deceived the king:

and the king and his throne [be] guiltless;
let neither he nor his kingdom be charged with any sin, or suffer any damage on that account: or else the sense is, supposing that the king through much business should forget and neglect this affair; and her son should be put to death, through the violence and rage of the family; then she wishes that the fault and punishment of such neglect might not fall upon the king and his kingdom, but upon her and her family: in this form she put it, for the honour of the king, and because she would not be thought to wish ill to him and his kingdom; yet tacitly suggests, that should this be the case, he and his kingdom must expect to answer and suffer for it.

2 Samuel 14:9 In-Context

7 Ahora el resto de la familia me exige: “Entréganos a tu hijo y lo ejecutaremos por haber matado a su hermano. No merece heredar la propiedad familiar”. Quieren extinguir la única brasa que me queda, y el nombre y la familia de mi esposo desaparecerán de la faz de la tierra.

8 —Yo me encargo de este asunto —le dijo el rey—. Ve a tu casa, yo me aseguraré de que nadie lo toque.

9 —¡Oh gracias, mi señor el rey! —le respondió la mujer de Tecoa—. Si lo critican por ayudarme, que la culpa caiga sobre mí y sobre la casa de mi padre, y que el rey y su trono sean inocentes.

10 —Si alguien se opone —le dijo el rey—, tráemelo. ¡Te aseguro que nunca más volverá a molestarte!

11 Luego ella dijo:
—Por favor, júreme por el Señor
su Dios que no dejará que nadie tome venganza contra mi hijo. No quiero más derramamiento de sangre.
—Tan cierto como que el Señor
vive —le respondió—, ¡no se tocará ni un solo cabello de la cabeza de tu hijo!