KJV ORIGINAL
For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
For the king will listen and rescue his servant from the man who wants to destroy both me and my son, taking away what God has given us as our inheritance.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is expressing hope that the king will protect her and her son from someone trying to harm them and take away their rightful inheritance.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of a parable told by a wise woman from Tekoa, arranged by Joab to convince King David to reconcile with his son Absalom. The woman presents a fictional case about her two sons, one of whom killed the other, and now the family wants to execute the surviving son, which would end her family line completely.
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