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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.
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A Cunning and Strategic Plea
Commentators agree that the woman's statement is a masterful piece of rhetoric. By offering to take any potential guilt upon herself and her family, she absolves King David of responsibility. Scholars explain this was a cunning tactic designed to pressure the king into making a more binding and explicit promise to protect her son.
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2 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The iniquity be on me ... - Compare the principle in Genesis 9:5-6 and Numbers 35:30-34. The woman therefore says that if there is any guilt…
19th Century
Anglican
The iniquity be on me —i.e., if there is any wrong in so condoning blood-guiltiness, let the responsibility rest on me. A…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the woman of Tekoah said to the king, my lord and king , &c.] With much vehemence, and yet with great respect, f…
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