2 Samuel 14:2-4

New Century Version

² So Joab sent messengers to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He said to her, “Pretend to be very sad. Put on funeral clothes and don’t put lotion on yourself. Act like a woman who has been crying many days for someone who died. ³ Then go to the king and say these words.” Then Joab told her what to say.

⁴ So the woman from Tekoa spoke to the king. She bowed facedown on the ground to show respect and said, “My king, help me!”