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2 Samuel 14

2 Samuel 14:2

Absalom’s Return to Jerusalem · 2 Samuel 14:1–27
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Translations

Modern
So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.
Traditional
And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
Literal
And Joab sent to Tekoa, and he brought from there a wise woman, and said to her, “Pretend to be a mourner, please, and put on now mourning apparel, and do not anoint yourself with oil, and act like a woman these many days mourning for the dead.
Latin
…misit Thecuam, et tulit inde mulierem sapientem: dixitque ad eam: Lugere te simula, et induere veste lugubri, et ne ungaris oleo, ut sis quasi mulier jam plurimo tempore lugens mortuum:

Original

Hebrew
English
So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.

Notes

2 Samuel 14:2

The woman with a reputation for great wisdom was summoned to carry out a delicate mission in the royal court (compare 2 Samuel 20:16).

Theme notes and profiles

Absalom David Joab

Events

People

Joab: Son of Zeruiah, commander of David's army

Places

Tekoa: Town in Judah, home of the prophet Amos

Glossary

Absalom Anoint Ashhur David Education Kings, Books of First and Second Mourning Nathan Ointment Proverbs, Book of Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Absalom is Permitted by David to Return to Jerusalem Anointing: Ointment For: Neglected in Times of Affliction Anointing: Omitted in Mourning David: King of Israel: Absalom's Return Dishonesty: Joab's Guile in Securing Absalom's Return Intercession: Joab for Absalom Joab: Son of David's Sister: Procures the Return of Absalom to Jerusalem Kindness: Joab to Absalom Mourning for the Dead: Personal Appearance Neglected Mourning: Wearing Mourning Clothes Tact: Joab's Trick in Obtaining David's Consent to the Return of Absalom Tekoah: Home of the Woman Who Interceded for Absalom The Dead: Mourning For, often: Testified by Change of Apparel Widows were Clothed in Mourning After the Decease of Husbands