2 Samuel 14:9

9 Y la mujer de Tecoa dijo al rey: Oh rey mi señor, la iniquidad sea sobre mí y sobre la casa de mi padre, pero el rey y su trono sean sin culpa.

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 Y he aquí que toda la familia se ha levantado contra tu sierva, y dicen: "Entrega al que hirió a su hermano, para que le demos muerte por la vida de su hermano a quien mató, y destruyamos al heredero también." Así extinguirán el ascua que me queda, no dejando a mi marido nombre ni remanente sobre la faz de la tierra.

8 Respondió el rey a la mujer: Ve a tu casa, y daré órdenes respecto a ti.

9 Y la mujer de Tecoa dijo al rey: Oh rey mi señor, la iniquidad sea sobre mí y sobre la casa de mi padre, pero el rey y su trono sean sin culpa.

10 Entonces el rey dijo: Cualquiera que te hable, tráemelo, y no te molestará más.

11 Y ella dijo: Te ruego, oh rey, que te acuerdes del SEÑOR tu Dios, para que el vengador de sangre no aumente el daño, no sea que destruya a mi hijo. Y él dijo: Vive el SEÑOR, ni un pelo de tu hijo caerá a tierra.