2 Samuel 14:3-5

Contemporary English Version

^2-3 and he sent someone to bring in the wise woman who lived in Tekoa. Joab told her, “Put on funeral clothes and don't use any makeup. Go to the king and pretend you have spent a long time mourning the death of a loved one.” Then he told her what to say.

⁴ The woman from Tekoa went to David. She bowed very low and said, “Your Majesty, please help me!”

⁵ David asked, “What's the matter?”

She replied:

My husband is dead, and I'm a widow.