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2 Samuel 14:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 Samuel 14:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 so he sent to Tekoa and had a wise woman brought from there. He said to her: “Pretend to be a mourner. Dress yourself in mourning garments and do not anoint yourself with oil. Simply pretend to be a woman who has been grieving for the dead for many days. 3 Then go to the king and speak to him as I instruct you.” After that, Joab told her what she was to say.
4 When the woman of Tekoa approached the king, she fell prostrate to the ground in homage and said: “Please help me, O king.”
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