Chapter 14
Joab Plots to Reconcile David with Absalom
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Joab the son of Zeruiah realized that the mind of the king [was] on Absalom.
So Joab sent to Tekoa and took from there a wise woman, and he said to her, "Please pretend to mourn and put on garments of mourning. You should not anoint yourself [with] oil, and you must act like this woman who has been mourning over the dead for {a long time}.[note: Literally "many days"]