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so he sent for a clever woman who lived in Tekoa. When she arrived, he said to her, “Pretend that you are in mourning; put on your mourning clothes, and don't comb your hair. Act like a woman who has been in mourning for a long time. Then go to the king and say to him what I tell you to say.” Then Joab told her what to say.

The woman went to the king, bowed down to the ground in respect, and said, “Help me, Your Majesty!”

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