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2 Samuel 14:1-3
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
2 Samuel 14:1-3
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Absalom Returns to Jerusalem
14 Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s mind was on Absalom. 2 Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He said to her, ‘Pretend to be in mourning; put on mourning garments, do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead. 3 Go to the king and speak to him as follows.’ And Joab put the words into her mouth.
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