20 Then David arose from the earth (A)and washed and anointed himself and changed his clothes. And he went into the house of the Lord (B)and worshiped. He then went to his own house. And when he asked, they set food before him, and he ate.

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And Joab sent to (A)Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman and said to her, “Pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments. (B)Do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead.

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