5. And the king said unto her, What ails you? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
6. And your handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one struck the other, and slew him.
7. And, behold, the whole family is risen against your handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that struck 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 ember which is left, and shall not leave to my husband either name or remnant upon the earth.
8. And the king said unto the woman, Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you.
9. And the woman of Tekoah said unto 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.
10. And the king said, Whosoever says anything unto you, bring him to me, and he shall not touch you any more.