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 made lamentation for her husband.
Ruth 3:3
Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the threshing-floor, but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
Psalm 104:15
And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, And oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.
Ecclesiastes 9:8
Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack oil.
Matthew 6:17
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
General references
2 Samuel 20:16
Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.
Luke 7:46
My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment.