2 Samuel 14:9 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →The woman offers to bear any guilt herself, shielding the king's throne.
What Does 2 Samuel 14:9 Mean?
She presses David to commit fully, offering to let any blame for sparing her son fall on her and her father's house, leaving the throne blameless. It is a way of urging the king past hesitation.
Her willingness to take guilt upon herself, so another may go free, faintly foreshadows a far greater exchange. The whole arc of redemption turns on One who would truly bear the iniquity of others that the guilty might be declared blameless, a substitution no human plea can fully accomplish.
2 Samuel 14:9 in the Original Language
avon (עָוֹן), 'iniquity' -- guilt and the burden of wrongdoing that must be borne or removed.
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What does 2 Samuel 14:9 mean?
The woman offers to bear any guilt herself, shielding the king's throne.