2 Samuel 14:15
Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.
The speaker is a widow who comes before the king acting under Joab's direction to plead for protection for her surviving son. She explains her presence by saying the demands of the people have frightened her into seeking the king. She voices hope that the king will grant what his servant asks. The maneuver surrounding her plea succeeded in securing reconciliation between Absalom and David. That restored trust was then betrayed when Absalom rebelled.