2 And Joab sent to ^aTekoa and brought from there a wise woman, and said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner, ^band put on mourning apparel; do not anoint yourself with oil, but act like a woman who has been mourning a long time for the dead.  ‡

3 Go to the king and speak to him in this manner.” So Joab ^aput the words in her mouth.  ‡