Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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:
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Bible References
Mourning
2 Samuel 11:26
And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah, her husband, was dead, she mourned for her husband.
Ruth 3:3
Therefore, thou shalt wash thyself and anoint thyself and put thy raiment upon thee and go down to the threshingfloor, but do not make thyself known unto the man until he shall have finished eating and drinking.
Psalm 104:15
and wine that makes glad the heart of man, making his face to shine with oil and bread which sustains man's heart.
Ecclesiastes 9:8
Thy garments shall always be white, and thy head shall never lack ointment.
Matthew 6:17
But thou, when thou dost fast, anoint thine head, and wash thy face
General references
2 Samuel 20:16
Then a wise woman cried out in the city, Hear, hear, I pray you, tell Joab to come here, that I may speak with him.
Luke 7:46
Thou didst not anoint my head with oil; but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment.