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Joab knew that King David missed Absalom very much,
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so he sent for a clever woman who lived in Tekoa. When she arrived, he said to her, "Pretend that you are in mourning; put on your mourning clothes, and don't comb your hair. Act like a woman who has been in mourning for a long time.
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Then go to the king and say to him what I tell you to say." Then Joab told her what to say.
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The woman went to the king, bowed down to the ground in respect, and said, "Help me, Your Majesty!"
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"What do you want?" he asked her. "I am a poor widow, sir," she answered. "My husband is dead.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.