2 Samuel 14:2

And Yoav sent to Tekoa, and brought from there an isha chachamah, and said unto her, now, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with shemen, but be as an isha that had a long time mourned for the dead;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

1Now Yoav Ben Tzeruyah perceived that the lev HaMelech was toward Avshalom.

3And come to HaMelech, and speak on this manner unto him. So Yoav put the devarim in her peh (mouth).

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Cross References

Ruth 3:3Wash 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 Ish, until he shall have done eating and drinking.

2 Samuel 12:20Then Dovid arose from ha'aretz, and bathed, + 12:20 See 2Sm 11:2 and put on lotion, and changed his apparel, and came into the Bais Hashem, and worshiped; then he came to his own Bais; and when he requested, they set lechem before him, and he did eat.

2 Chronicles 11:6He built even Beit-Lechem, and Eitam, and Tekoa,

Nehemiah 3:5And next unto them the Tekoim built; but their Nobles put not their necks to the Avodas adoneihem.

Psalms 104:15And yayin that maketh glad levav enosh, 1 and shemen to make panim (faces) to shine, 1 and lechem which strengtheneth levav enosh. 1

Jeremiah 6:1O ye Bnei Binyamin, 1 gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Yerushalayim, 1 and blow the shofar in Tekoa, 1 and kindle the fire signal on Beit-HaKerem; 1 for ra'ah (evil, disaster) appeareth out of the tzafon (north), 1 and shever gadol (great destruction). 1

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 14:2-21

Joab's Stratagem in Absalom's Favour; The Art of Joab. ( b. c. 1029.) 1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom. 2 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: 3 And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth. 4 And when the woman… Read the whole commentary →

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