2 Samuel 14:8

8 And the king said to the woman, Go to your house and I will give orders about this.

2 Samuel 14:8 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 14:8

And the king said to the woman, go to thine house
Go home and make thyself easy:

and I will give charge concerning thee;
intimating that he would inquire into her case; and if it was as she had represented it, he would give orders that she should not be disturbed, or be obliged to deliver up her son, and that he should be safe from those that sought his life.

2 Samuel 14:8 In-Context

6 And I had two sons, and the two of them had a fight in the field, and there was no one to come between them, and one with a blow put the other to death.

7 And now all the family is turned against me, your servant, saying, Give up him who was the cause of his brother's death, so that we may put him to death in payment for the life of his brother, whose life he took; and we will put an end to the one who will get the heritage: so they will put out my last burning coal, and my husband will have no name or offspring on the face of the earth.

8 And the king said to the woman, Go to your house and I will give orders about this.

9 And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, My lord, O king, may the sin be on me and on my family, and may the king and the seat of his kingdom be clear of sin!

10 And the king said, If anyone says anything to you, make him come to me, and he will do you no more damage.