2 Samuel 14:1

New Century Version

Joab son of Zeruiah knew that King David missed Absalom very much.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:39

When King David got over Amnon’s death, he missed Absalom greatly.

2 Samuel 2:18

Zeruiah’s three sons, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel, were there. Now Asahel was a fast runner, as fast as a deer in the field.

Proverbs 29:26

Many people want to speak to a ruler, but justice comes only from the Lord.

1 Chronicles 2:16

Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.

2 Samuel 19:4

The king covered his face and cried loudly, “My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”

2 Samuel 19:2

David’s army had won the battle that day. But it became a very sad day for all the people, because they heard that the king was very sad for his son.

2 Samuel 18:33

Then the king was very upset, and he went to the room over the city gate and cried. As he went, he cried out, “My son Absalom, my son Absalom! I wish I had died and not you. Absalom, my son, my son!”

2 Samuel 14:2

So Joab sent messengers to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He said to her, “Pretend to be very sad. Put on funeral clothes and don’t put lotion on yourself. Act like a woman who has been crying many days for someone who died.