So Joabsentto Tekoaand broughta wisewomanfrom thereand saidto her, "Pleasepretendto be a mourner,and puton mourninggarmentsnow,and do not anointyourself with oil,but be like a womanwho has been mourningfor the deadmanydays;
Then she aroseand departed,and removedher veiland puton her widow'sgarments.
Now when the wifeof Uriahheardthat Uriahher husbandwas dead,she mournedfor her husband.
So Davidarosefrom the ground,washed,anointed[himself], and changedhis clothes;and he cameinto the houseof the LORDand worshiped.Then he cameto his own house,and when he requested,they setfoodbefore him and he ate.
Then a wisewomancalledfrom the city,"Hear,hear!PleasetellJoab,'Comeherethat I may speakwith you.'"
Helezthe Paltite,Irathe sonof Ikkeshthe Tekoite,
Jeroboamsaidto his wife,"Arisenow,and disguiseyourself so that they will not knowthat you are the wifeof Jeroboam,and goto Shiloh;behold,Ahijahthe prophetis there,whospokeconcerningme [that I would be] kingoverthispeople.
Now the LORDhad saidto Ahijah,"Behold,the wifeof Jeroboamis comingto inquireof you concerningher son,for he is sick.You shall saythusand thusto her, for it will be when she arrivesthat she will pretendto be anotherwoman."
Thus he builtBethlehem,Etam,Tekoa,
They roseearlyin the morningand wentout to the wildernessof Tekoa;and when they wentout, Jehoshaphatstoodand said,"Listento me, O Judahand inhabitantsof Jerusalem,putyour trustin the LORDyour Godand you will be established.Putyour trustin His prophetsand succeed."
Afterthem the Tekoitesrepairedanothersectionin frontof the greatprojectingtowerand as faras the wallof Ophel.
Moreover, nextto him the Tekoitesmaderepairs,but their noblesdid not supportthe workof their masters.
And winewhich makesman'sheartglad,So that he may make [his] faceglistenwith oil,And foodwhich sustainsman'sheart.
Let your clothesbe whiteallthe time,and let not oilbe lackingon your head.
"Fleefor safety,O sonsof Benjamin,From the midstof Jerusalem!Now blowa trumpetin TekoaAnd raisea signaloverBeth-haccerem;For evillooksdownfrom the north,And a greatdestruction.
The wordsof Amos,whowas among the sheepherdersfrom Tekoa,whichhe envisionedin visionsconcerningIsraelin the daysof Uzziahkingof Judah,and in the daysof Jeroboamsonof Joash,kingof Israel,two yearsbeforethe earthquake.
"But you, when you fast,anointyour headand washyour face
"Washyourself therefore, and anointyourself and puton your [best] clothes,and godownto the threshingfloor;[but] do not makeyourself knownto the manuntilhe has finishedeatingand drinking.
