2 Samuel 14:1-2

New English Translation

David Permits Absalom to Return to Jerusalem

14 Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see^[a] Absalom. ² So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He told her, “Pretend to be in mourning^[b] and put on garments for mourning. Don’t anoint yourself with oil. Instead, act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for some time.^[c]