2 SAMUEL 18:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.”
On the other hand, if I had dealt treacherously against his life — and there is nothing hidden from the king — you yourself would have stood aloof — The soldier continues, suggesting that betraying the king's command would ultimately expose him to the king's judgment. He invokes the principle that nothing is hidden from the king: David will learn of any violation of his command. The soldier's confidence in David's knowledge and justice leads him to refuse complicity in murder.
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