So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, "Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time. People Absalom, Joab, Tamar, ZeruiahPlaces Geshur, Jerusalem, TekoaTopics Act, Anoint, Apparel, Behave, Body, Clothes, Clothing, Cosmetic, Dead, Dress, Feign, Fetched, Garments, Got, Grief, Grieving, Hast, Joab, Jo'ab, Lotions, Mourned, Mourner, Mourning, Oil, Please, Pretend, Seem, Someone, Sorrow, Spent, Sweet, Taketh, Tekoa, Teko'a, Tekoah, Thence, Thyself, Using, Weeping, WiseOutline 1. Joab, suborning a widow of Tekoah to incline the king's heart to fetch Absalom,21. brings him home to Jerusalem 25. Absalom's beauty, hair, and children 28. After two years, Absalom is brought into the king's presence by Joab Jump to Previous Act Anoint Apparel Clothing Dead Feign Fetched Joab Mourned Mourner Mourning Oil Please Pretend Tekoa Tekoah Thence Thyself Time WiseJump to Next Act Anoint Apparel Clothing Dead Feign Fetched Joab Mourned Mourner Mourning Oil Please Pretend Tekoa Tekoah Thence Thyself Time WiseLibrary God's Banished Ones'God doth devise means, that His banished be not expelled from Him.' 2 SAMUEL xiv. 14. David's good-for-nothing son Absalom had brought about the murder of one of his brothers, and had fled the country. His father weakly loved the brilliant blackguard, and would fain have had him back, but was restrained by a sense of kingly duty. Joab, the astute Commander-in- chief, a devoted friend of David, saw how the land lay, and formed a plan to give the king an excuse for doing what he wished to do. So … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Barley Field on Fire The Blessed Privilege of Seeing God Explained The Hebrew Sages and their Proverbs Samuel Parallel Verses NASB: So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there and said to her, "Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments now, and do not anoint yourself with oil, but be like a woman who has been mourning for the dead many days;KJV: And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead: Links 2 Samuel 14:2 NIV • 2 Samuel 14:2 NLT • 2 Samuel 14:2 ESV • 2 Samuel 14:2 NASB • 2 Samuel 14:2 KJVResources 2 Samuel 14:2 Bible Apps2 Samuel 14:2 Parallel 2 Samuel 14:2 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 14:2 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 14:2 French Bible 2 Samuel 14:2 German Bible 2 Samuel 14:2 Commentaries Bible Hub |