So Joab sent a messenger to (A)Tekoa and [a]brought a wise woman from there, and said to her, “Please follow mourning rites, and put on mourning garments now, and do not (B)anoint yourself with oil but be like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for many days.

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  1. 2 Samuel 14:2 Lit took

So Joab sent someone to Tekoa(A) and had a wise woman(B) brought from there. He said to her, “Pretend you are in mourning. Dress in mourning clothes, and don’t use any cosmetic lotions.(C) Act like a woman who has spent many days grieving for the dead.

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