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2 And Joab sent to Tekoa, and he brought from there a wise woman, and said to her, “Pretend to be a mourner, please, and put on now mourning apparel, and do not anoint yourself with oil, and act like a woman these many days mourning for the dead. 3 And go to the king and speak to him in this manner.” And Joab put the words in her mouth. 4 And the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, and she fell on her nose to the ground, and bowed low, and said, “Save me, O king.” 5 And the king said to her, “What troubles you?” And she answered, “Truly I am a woman, a widow, and my husband is dead. 2 Samuel 14:2-5, Berean Literal Bible. Public domain.
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