King James Version (KJV)
2 Samuel 14:1
“Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart [was] toward Absalom.”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 14
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Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart [was] toward Absalom.
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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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And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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