8 The king said to the woman, "Go home, and I will issue an order in your behalf."
8 And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
8 Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you."
8 The king said, "Go home, and I'll take care of this for you."
8 Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you."
8 "Leave it to me," the king told her. "Go home, and I'll see to it that no one touches him."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 14:8
Commentary on 2 Samuel 14:1-20
(Read 2 Samuel 14:1-20)
We may notice here, how this widow pleads God's mercy, and his clemency toward poor guilty sinners. The state of sinners is a state of banishment from God. God pardons none to the dishonour of his law and justice, nor any who are impenitent; nor to the encouragement of crimes, or the hurt of others.