2 Samuel 14:3
so shalt thou come in unto the king, and speak unto him, after this manner. And Joab put the words in her mouth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
In Context
Cross References
Numbers 23:5And Yahweh put a word into the mouth of Balaam,—and said—Return unto Balak, and, thus, shalt thou speak.
2 Samuel 14:19Then said the king, Is, the hand of Joab, with thee, in all this? And the woman answered and said—By the life of thy soul, my lord, O king, there is no way to the right or to the left, of anything that my lord the king hath spoken, for, thy servant Joab himself, charged me, and, himself, put, in the mouth of thy maidservant, all these words:
Isaiah 51:16Therefore have I put my words in thy mouth, And with the shadow of my hand, have I covered thee,—To plant the heavens, and To lay the foundations of the earth, and To say unto Zion My people, thou art!
Jeremiah 1:9Then Yahweh put forth his hand, and touched my mouth,—and Yahweh said unto me, Lo! I have put my words in thy mouth.
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 →