2 Samuel 14:3

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

2 Samuel 14:3 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 14:3

And come to the king
At his palace, in the above condition and circumstances:

and speak on this manner unto him;
something to the following purpose he dictated to her:

so Joab put the words in her mouth;
the substance of what she should say; the fable she was to deliver as her own case might be framed by Joab, and which she delivered word for word exactly as he put it, and the application of it; but as he knew not what questions the king would ask her, so he could not dictate to her what to reply, unless he supposed this and the other, and so formed answers; but this he left to her prudence, and for the sake of which he chose a wise woman to manage this affair.

2 Samuel 14:3 In-Context

1 Now Joab, Zeruiah's son, could see that the king's mind was on Absalom.

2 So Joab sent someone to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there. He said to her, "Pretend to be in mourning. Dress in mourning clothes. Don't anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has spent a long time mourning over someone who has died.

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.