2 Samuel 14:1-3

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Joab’s Plan Regarding Absalom

14 Meanwhile, Zeruiah’s son Joab knew that the king’s attention was focused on Absalom,^{[a] 2} so he^[b] sent messengers^[c] to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please play the role of a mourner, wear the clothes of a mourner, and refrain from using makeup.^[d] Act like a woman who’s been in mourning for the dead for many days. ³ Then go to the king and speak to him like this…” Then Joab told her what to say.