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Then said she, 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, there shall not one hair of your son fall to the earth.
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Securing a Solemn Oath
Commentators note the woman's skillful strategy. Not content with a simple promise, she presses King David to 'remember the Lord your God.' Scholars explain this as a clever move to bind the king with a solemn oath. David responds exactly as she hoped, swearing 'As Jehovah liveth,' thus elevating his promise to an unbreakable vow.
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2 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
Let the king remember the Lord. —Having so far succeeded, the crafty woman still further leads on the king to bi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the Lord your God Who is a God grac…
Presbyterian
We may notice here, how this widow pleads God's mercy and His clemency toward poor, guilty sinners. The state of sinners is a state of banishment f…
