And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.

And come to the king, and speak in this manner to him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid:

And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn upon it; and the thing was not known.

And the watchman called, and told the king. And the king said, If he is alone there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.