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2 Samuel 14:1

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Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.

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Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.

2 Samuel 14:1 · American Standard Version

2 Samuel 14:1 in context

  1. 1Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.
  2. 2Joab sent to Tekoa, and brought a wise woman from there, and said to her, “Please act like a mourner, and put on mourning clothing, please, and don’t anoint yourself with oil, but be as a woman who has mourned a long time for the dead.
  3. 3Go in to the king, and speak like this to him.” So Joab put the words in her mouth.