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2 Samuel 14:3
“Go in to the king, and speak like this to him." So Joab put the words in her mouth.”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 14
1
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.
2
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.
3
Go in to the king, and speak like this to him." So Joab put the words in her mouth.
4
When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, "Help, O king!
5
The king said to her, "What ails you?" She answered, "Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
About 2 Samuel
David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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