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"Go to the king and speak to him in the following fashion.” Then Joab told her what to say."
— 2 Samuel 14:3, NET Bible
“And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.”
“and go in to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth. ”
“Go in to the king, and speak like this to him." So Joab put the words in her mouth.”
“And thou shalt go in to the king, and shalt speak to him in this manner. And Joab put the words in her mouth.”
“And come to the king and say these words to him. So Joab gave her words to say.”
“And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.”
David Permits Absalom to Return to Jerusalem Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see Absalom.
So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He told her,“Pretend to be in mourning and put on garments for mourning. Don’t anoint yourself with oil. Instead, act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for some time.
Go to the king and speak to him in the following fashion.” Then Joab told her what to say.
So the Tekoan woman went to the king. She bowed down with her face to the ground in deference to him and said,“Please help me, O king!”
The king replied to her,“What do you want?” She answered,“I am a widow; my husband is dead.
Your servant has two sons. When the two of them got into a fight in the field, there was no one present who could intervene. One of them struck the other and killed him.