2 Samuel 14:2 - The Scriptures 1998

² And Yo’aḇ

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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.

2 Samuel 14:2 Cross References

Genesis 38:19

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

2 Samuel 11:26

And the wife of Uriyah heard that Uriyah her husband was dead, and she lamented for her husband.

2 Samuel 12:20

Dawiḏ

2 Samuel 20:16

Then a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen, listen! Please say to Yo’aḇ

2 Samuel 23:26

Ḥ

1 Kings 14:2

And Yaroḇ

1 Kings 14:5

And יהוה  had said to Aḥ

2 Chronicles 11:6

And he built Bĕ

2 Chronicles 20:20

And they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Teqowa. And as they went out, Yehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, O Yehuḏ

Nehemiah 3:27

After him the Teqowites repaired another section, opposite the great projecting tower, and as far as the wall of Ophel.

Nehemiah 3:5

And next to them the Teqowites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work of their Master.

Psalm 104:15

And wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make the face shine, And bread which sustains man’s heart.

Ecclesiastes 9:8

Let your garments be white at all times, and let your head lack no oil.

Jeremiah 6:1

“O children of Binyamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Yerushalayim! Blow the ram’s horn in Teqowa, and set up a signal-fire in Bĕ

Amos 1:1

The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Teqowa, which he saw concerning Yisra’ĕ

Matthew 6:17

“But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

Ruth 3:3

“And, you shall bathe and anoint yourself, and put your garments on and go down to the threshing-floor. Do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.