The Woman of Tekoa

1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that (A)the king’s heart was inclined toward Absalom. 2 So Joab sent to (B)Tekoa and (a)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 (C)anoint yourself with oil, but be like a woman who has been mourning for the dead many days;

Footnotes:

a. 2 Samuel 14:2: ['Lit ', took]