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
When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband [was] dead, she mourned over her husband.
Ruth 3:3
Wash, anoint yourself, put your clothing on, and go down to the threshing floor. Do not make yourself known to the man until he finishes eating and drinking.
Psalm 104:15
and wine [that] makes glad [the] heart of man, so that [their] faces shine from oil, and bread [that] strengthens the heart of man.
Ecclesiastes 9:8
Always be clothed in white garments, and never let your head lack oil!
Matthew 6:17
But [when] you are fasting, {put olive oil on your head} and wash your face
General references
2 Samuel 20:16
Then a wise woman from the city called out, "Listen, listen! Please speak to Joab [to] come near here so that I may speak to you."
Luke 7:46
You did not anoint my head with olive oil, but she anointed my feet with perfumed oil.