2 So Joab sent to (A)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 (B)anoint yourself with oil, but be like a woman who has been mourning for the dead many days; 3 then go to the king and speak to him in this manner.” So Joab put (C)the words in her mouth.

Footnotes:

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