II Samuel 14:2
The Scripture
(2) 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:
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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