Bible Strands
2 Samuel 14:10
“If anyone speaks to you,” said the king, “bring him to me, and he will not trouble you again!”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The king addresses the woman of Tekoa immediately after she offers to bear blame for her family in 2 Samuel 14:9. He issues this guarantee before she continues her petition in 2 Samuel 14:11.
The words — The Hebrew יֹסִיף (yo.Sif) literally means “he will repeat” or “add,” indicating the king promises the speaker will not face further harm. This follows his instruction in 2 Samuel 14:10 to bring any speaker directly to him.
The thread — The king’s assurance against escalating violence parallels the legal boundary in Exodus 21:14 regarding the avenger of blood. It also mirrors the binding royal oaths in 1 Kings 1:30 where the throne is secured by a sworn guarantee.
Why it lands — The text records a monarch’s direct promise to shield a petitioner from retaliation. It demands the reader recognize how royal authority can temporarily suspend customary vengeance to preserve a life.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the king said, Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.