2 Samuel 14:13

And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished.

Cross-references

2 Samuel 12:7 has Nathan declaring 'You are the man!' — the same technique of a story causing the king to condemn himself.

2 Samuel 13:37 Historical context

2 Samuel 13:37 explains Absalom's flight to Geshur — providing the backstory for the 'banished son' mentioned here.

2 Samuel 13:38 Historical context

In 2 Samuel 13:38, Absalom flees to Geshur after killing Amnon — the banishment the wise woman urges David to end.

1 Kings 20:40-42 recounts a parable that traps King Ahab into self-condemnation — identical narrative strategy used here.

Luke 7:42-44 features Jesus using a parable to make Simon convict himself — a NT echo of this OT prophetic technique.