2 Samuel 14:3-5

Expanded Bible

³ Then go to the king and say these words.” Then Joab ·told her what to say [^Lput the words in her mouth].

⁴ ·So [When…] the woman from Tekoa spoke to the king. She bowed facedown on the ground ·to show respect [^Land prostrated herself] and said, “My king, help me!”

⁵ King David asked her, “What is ·the matter [troubling you]?”

The woman said, “I am a widow; my husband is dead.