2 Samuel 14:2-4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

² So Joab sent someone to Tekoa^(A) to bring a wise^(B) woman from there. He told her, ‘Pretend to be in mourning: dress in mourning clothes and don’t put on any oil.^(C) Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time. ³ Go to the king and speak these words to him.’ Then Joab told her exactly what to say.^[a]

⁴ When the woman from Tekoa came^[b] to the king, she fell face down to the ground, paid homage,^(D) and said, ‘Help me, Your Majesty! ’