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2 Samuel 14:2

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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:

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  1. 2 Samuel 14:1

    Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.

  2. 2 Samuel 14:3

    And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

  3. 2 Samuel 14:4

    And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

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