2 Samuel 14:2 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

² And Jo´ab sent to Teko´a, 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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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And Joab sent to Tekoah and brought from there a wise woman and said to her, Pretend to be a mourner; put on mourning apparel, do not anoint yourself with oil, but act like a woman who has long been mourning for the dead.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead:

Common English Bible

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.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² so he sent to Tekoa, and he brought from there a wise woman. And he said to her: "Feign that you are in mourning, and put on the clothing of one who mourns. And do not anoint yourself with oil, so that you may be like a woman who is still grieving for someone who died some time ago.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² Sent to Thecua, and fetched from thence a wise woman: and said to her: Feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, and be not anointed with oil, that thou mayest be as a woman that had a long time been mourning for one dead.

2 Samuel 14:2 Cross References

Genesis 38:19

And she arose, and went away, and laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

2 Samuel 11:26

And when the wife of Uri´ah heard that Uri´ah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.

2 Samuel 12:20

Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.

2 Samuel 20:16

Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Jo´ab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

2 Samuel 23:26

Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Teko´ite,

1 Kings 14:2

And Jerobo´am said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jerobo´am; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahi´jah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.

1 Kings 14:5

And the Lord said unto Ahi´jah, Behold, the wife of Jerobo´am cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.

2 Chronicles 11:6

He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Teko´a,

2 Chronicles 20:20

And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Teko´a: and as they went forth, Jehosh´aphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

Nehemiah 3:27

After them the Teko´ites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.

Nehemiah 3:5

And next unto them the Teko´ites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.

Psalm 104:15

and wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.

Ecclesiastes 9:8

Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

Jeremiah 6:1

O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Teko´a, and set up a sign of fire in Beth–hac´cerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.

Amos 1:1

The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Teko´a, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzzi´ah king of Judah, and in the days of Jerobo´am the son of Jo´ash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

Matthew 6:17

But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

Ruth 3:3

Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.