2 Samuel 14:2 meaning and explanation
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.
2 Samuel 14:2, Berean Standard Bible
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Joab, David's army commander, has noticed that the king's heart still longs for Absalom, his son who fled after killing his brother Amnon. Wanting to reconcile them without directly confronting David, Joab recruits a woman from Tekoa, a town in Judah.
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