2 Samuel 14:3-5

New International Reader's Version

³ Then go to the king. Give him the message I’m about to give you.” And Joab told her what to say.

⁴ The woman from Tekoa went to the king. She bowed down with her face toward the ground. She did it to show him respect. She said, “Your Majesty, please help me!”

⁵ The king asked her, “What’s bothering you?”

She said, “I’m a widow. My husband is dead.