II Samuel 14:7
The Scripture
(7) And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Joab sent a wise woman of Tekoah to tell David a parable about a feuding family, persuading the king to allow the banished Absalom to return to Jerusalem. Though Absalom returned, David initially refused to see him, and the chapter ends with their eventual reconciliation and a kiss.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Genesis 4:14Numbers 35:19Deuteronomy 19:12Genesis 27:45Deuteronomy 25:6II Samuel 12:17
Related verses (shared words)
Numbers 26:58Romans 7:2Numbers 3:27I Samuel 17:35II Samuel 14:6Matthew 10:28