2 Samuel 14:1-3

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Absalom Returns to Jerusalem

14 Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s mind was on Absalom.^{(A) 2} Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He said to her, “Pretend to be a mourner; put on mourning garments, and do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead.^{(B) 3} Go to the king and speak to him as follows.” And Joab put the words into her mouth.^(C)