en_tn/2sa/14/13.md

# Why then have you devised such a thing against the people of God?

The woman asks this rhetorical question to rebuke David for how he has treated Absalom. This question can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "What you have just said proved that you did wrong." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])

# the king is like someone who is guilty

The woman compares the king to someone who is guilty to suggest that he is guilty without saying it directly. Alternate translation: "the king has declared himself guilty"

# his banished son

"his son whom he banished"
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Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The woman asks this rhetorical question to rebuke David for how he has treated Absalom. This question can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "What you have just said proved that you did wrong." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])`
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			`# the king is like someone who is guilty`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`The woman compares the king to someone who is guilty to suggest that he is guilty without saying it directly. Alternate translation: "the king has declared himself guilty"`
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			`# his banished son`

			`"his son whom he banished"`