NET Bible
"Your servant has two sons. When the two of them got into a fight in the field, there was no one present who could intervene. One of them struck the other and killed him."
— 2 Samuel 14:6, NET Bible
“And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.”
“And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and killed him. ”
“Your handmaid had two sons, and they both fought together in the field, and there was no one to part them, but the one struck the other, and killed him.”
“And thy handmaid had two sons: and they quarrelled with each other in the field, and there was none to part them: and the one struck the other, and slew him.”
“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.”
“And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.”
Go to the king and speak to him in the following fashion.” Then Joab told her what to say.
So the Tekoan woman went to the king. She bowed down with her face to the ground in deference to him and said,“Please help me, O king!”
The king replied to her,“What do you want?” She answered,“I am a widow; my husband is dead.
Your servant has two sons. When the two of them got into a fight in the field, there was no one present who could intervene. One of them struck the other and killed him.
Now the entire family has risen up against your servant, saying,‘Turn over the one who struck down his brother, so that we can execute him and avenge the death of his brother whom he killed. In so doing we will also destroy the heir.’ They want to extinguish my remaining coal, leaving no one on the face of the earth to carry on the name of my husband.”
Then the king told the woman,“Go to your home. I will give instructions concerning your situation.”
The Tekoan woman said to the king,“My lord the king, let any blame fall on me and on the house of my father. But let the king and his throne be innocent!”