2 Samuel 14:3-5

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

³ And go to the king and speak thus to him. And Joab told her what to say.

⁴ When the woman of Tekoah spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king!

⁵ The king asked her, What troubles you? She said, I am a widow; my husband is dead.