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2 Samuel 14:4

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2And 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:Select 2 Samuel 14:2

3And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.Select 2 Samuel 14:3

4And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.Select 2 Samuel 14:4

5And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.Select 2 Samuel 14:5

6And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.Select 2 Samuel 14:6

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14:4 When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, showed respect, and said, “Help, O king!”

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14:4 And when the woman of Tekoa spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

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