The Woman of Tekoa

14 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that (A)the king’s heart was inclined toward Absalom. So Joab sent to (B)Tekoa and [a]brought a wise woman from there and said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments now, and do not (C)anoint yourself with oil, but be like a woman who has been mourning for the dead many days;

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  1. 2 Samuel 14:2 Lit took