2 Samuel 14:2

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:

And Joab {H3097} sent {H7971} to Tekoah {H8620}, and fetched {H3947} thence a wise {H2450} woman {H802}, and said {H559} unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner {H56}, and put on {H3847} now mourning {H60} apparel {H899}, and anoint {H5480} not thyself with oil {H8081}, but be as a woman {H802} that had a long {H7227} time {H3117} mourned {H56} for the dead {H4191}:

so Yo'av sent to T'koa, brought from there a clever woman and said to her, "Please, pretend you're a mourner. Put on mourning clothes, and don't anoint yourself with oil, but appear to be a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.

So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.

And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead:

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Cross-References

  • 2 Chronicles 11:6 (5 votes)

    He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

  • Amos 1:1 (4 votes)

    ¶ The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

  • Ruth 3:3 (4 votes)

    Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: [but] make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.

  • Jeremiah 6:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.

  • Nehemiah 3:5 (3 votes)

    And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.

  • 2 Samuel 12:20 (3 votes)

    Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed [himself], and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:20 (3 votes)

    ¶ And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.