2 Samuel

Focuses on King David's reign, his troubles, successes, and the promise of his dynasty.

Chapter 14

KJV - 2 Samuel 14:2

And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

Joab asked a wise woman from Tekoah to pretend to be grieving. He wanted her to wear sad clothes and not use oil on her body, just like someone who had been mourning for a long time because of a death.

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