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 her husband was dead, she mourned for him. And as soon as the mourning was ended, David sent and fetched her to his house,
Ruth 3:3
wash thyself therefore and anoint thee and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee to the threshing floor. But let not the man be aware of thee, until he have left eating and drinking.
Psalm 104:15
Thou bringest food out of the earth: wine to make glad the heart of man, oil to make him a cheerful countenance and bread to strengthen man's heart.
Ecclesiastes 9:8
Let thy garments be always white, and let thy head want none ointment.
Matthew 6:17
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face,
General references
2 Samuel 20:16
Then cried a wise woman out of the city, "Hear! Hear! Bid, I pray you, Joab that he come hither, that I may speak with him."
Luke 7:46
Mine head with oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment.