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2 Samuel 14:1

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Joab, son of Zeruiah, knew that the king kept on thinking about Absalom.

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King David longed to go and see Absalom, for he had finished grieving over the death of Amnon.

So Joab sent a messenger to Tekoa to bring back a wise woman who lived there. He told her, “Pretend to be a mourner. Put on clothes for mourning, and don't use any scented oils. Be like a woman who has been in mourning for the dead a long time.

The king broke down. He went up to the room over the gate and cried. As he walked, he sobbed out, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I'd died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!”

Victory that day was turned into mourning for the whole army, because they were told, “The king is grieving for his son.”

The king held his face in his hands and sobbed loudly, “My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”

The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was a fast runner, like a gazelle racing across the open countryside.

Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah's were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three in total.

Many people look for favors from a ruler, but justice comes from the Lord.




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