II Samuel 14:12
The Scripture
(12) Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Joab sent a wise woman of Tekoah to tell David a parable about a feuding family, persuading the king to allow the banished Absalom to return to Jerusalem. Though Absalom returned, David initially refused to see him, and the chapter ends with their eventual reconciliation and a kiss.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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