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:
General references
Bible References
Mourning
2 Samuel 11:26
When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for her husband.
Ruth 3:3
Therefore wash yourself, anoint yourself, get dressed, and go down to the threshing floor, but don't make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.
Psalm 104:15
wine that makes glad the heart of man, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man's heart.
Ecclesiastes 9:8
Let your garments be always white, and don't let your head lack oil.
Matthew 6:17
But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;
General references
2 Samuel 20:16
Then a wise woman cried out of the city, "Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, 'Come near here, that I may speak with you.'"
Luke 7:46
You didn't anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment.