World English Bible
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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Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched there a wise woman, and said to her, "Please act like a mourner, and put on mourning clothing, please, and don't anoint yourself with oil, but be as a woman who has mourned a long time for the dead.
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Go in to the king, and speak like this to 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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