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Chapter 14

The Wise Woman of Tekoa. Now Joab, son of Zeruiah, knew how the king felt toward Absalom. Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman, to whom he said: “Pretend to be in mourning. Put on mourning apparel and do not anoint yourself with oil, that you may appear to be a woman who has long been mourning someone dead.

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