King James Version (KJV) Authorized Version 1611
Read Full Chapter (2 Samuel 14) 2 Samuel 14:1 KJV
"Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom."
2 Samuel Chapter 14, Verse 1
2 Samuel 14:1 in Context (Verses 1–4 KJV)
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Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.
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And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
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And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
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¶ And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.*