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He brought a wise woman from Tekoa and instructed her.

Joab: Act like you are in mourning. Wear mourning garments, don’t anoint yourself with sweet-smelling oils, but act like a woman who has been mourning for someone dead for a long time. Then ask to see the king.

And he told her what she should say.

When this woman from Tekoa came before the king, she fell on her face, prostrate before him, and showed the appropriate respect due the king.

Woman of Tekoa: Help me, great king!

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