11 Then she said , "Please let the king remember the Lord your God , so that the avenger of blood will not continue to destroy , otherwise they will destroy my son ." And he said , " As the Lord lives , not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 14:11
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.