2 Samuel 14:1-2

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The woman from Tekoa

14 Zeruiah's son, Joab, knew how much the king wanted to see Absalom. ² So he sent a message to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He said to her, ‘Pretend that you are upset because of someone's death. Dress in funeral clothes. Do not use any perfume on your body. You must seem like a woman who has been sad for a long time.