4. The woman of Tekoa went to the king, bowed deeply before him in homage, and said, “O King, help!”
15-17. “So now I’ve dared come to the king, my master, about all this. They’re making my life miserable, and I’m afraid. I said to myself, ‘I’ll go to the king. Maybe he’ll do something! When the king hears what’s going on, he’ll step in and rescue me from the abuse of the man who would get rid of me and my son and God’s inheritance—the works!’ As your handmaid, I decided ahead of time, ‘The word of my master, the king, will be the last word in this, for my master is like an angel of God in discerning good and evil.’ God be with you!”
8. The king said, “Go home, and I’ll take care of this for you.”
9. “I’ll take all responsibility for what happens,” the woman of Tekoa said. “I don’t want to compromise the king and his reputation.”
18. The king then said, “I’m going to ask you something. Answer me truthfully.”“Certainly,” she said. “Let my master, the king, speak.”