2 Samuel 14:3-5

Common English Bible

³ Go to the king and speak to him as follows.” Then Joab told her what to say.

⁴ When the woman from Tekoa came to the king, she fell facedown, bowing low out of respect. “King, help me!” she said.

⁵ “What is wrong?” the king asked her.

“It’s terrible!” she said. “I am a widow; my husband is dead.