2 Samuel 14
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2 Samuel 14:2-4

2So JoabH3097 sentH7971 to 1TekoaH8620 and 2broughtH3947 a wiseH2450 womanH802 from thereH8033 and saidH559 to her, “PleaseH4994 pretendH56 to be a mournerH56, and putH3847 on mourningH60 garmentsH899 nowH4994, and do not 3anointH5480 yourself with oilH8081, but be like a womanH802 who has been mourningH56 for the deadH4191 manyH7227 daysH3117; 3then goH935 to the kingH4428 and speakH1696 to him in thisH2088 mannerH1697.” So JoabH3097 putH7760 4the wordsH1697 in her mouthH6310.

4Now when the womanH802 of TekoaH8621 5spokeH559 to the kingH4428, she fellH5307 on her faceH639 to the groundH776 and 6prostratedH7812 herself and saidH559, “7HelpH3467, O kingH4428.”

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Samuel 14:2 2 Sam 23:26; 2 Chr 11:6; Amos 1:1 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Samuel 14:2 Lit took ↩
  3. 3. 2 Samuel 14:2 2 Sam 12:20 ↩
  4. 4. 2 Samuel 14:3 2 Sam 14:19 ↩
  5. 5. 2 Samuel 14:4 Many mss and ancient versions read came ↩
  6. 6. 2 Samuel 14:4 1 Sam 25:23 ↩
  7. 7. 2 Samuel 14:4 2 Kin 6:26-28 ↩

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