²⁷ After him ^(A)the Tekoites repaired another section opposite the great projecting tower as far as the wall of Ophel.

² And Joab sent to ^(A)Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman and said to her, “Pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments. ^(B)Do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead.