2 Samuel 14:2

New Century Version

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.

Cross References

Genesis 38:19

When Tamar went home, she took off the veil that covered her face and put on the clothes that showed she was a widow.

2 Samuel 11:26

When Bathsheba heard that her husband was dead, she cried for him.

2 Samuel 12:20

Then David got up from the floor, washed himself, put lotions on, and changed his clothes. Then he went into the Lord’s house to worship. After that, he went home and asked for something to eat. His servants gave him some food, and he ate.

2 Samuel 20:16

But a wise woman shouted out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here. I want to talk to him!”

2 Samuel 23:26

Helez the Paltite; Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa;

1 Kings 14:2

So Jeroboam said to his wife, “Go to Shiloh to see the prophet Ahijah. He is the one who said I would become king of Israel. But dress yourself so people won’t know you are my wife.

1 Kings 14:5

The Lord said to him, “Jeroboam’s son is sick, and Jeroboam’s wife is coming to ask you about him. When she arrives, she will pretend to be someone else.” Then the Lord told Ahijah what to say.

2 Chronicles 11:6

He built up the cities of Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

2 Chronicles 20:20

Jehoshaphat’s army went out into the Desert of Tekoa early in the morning. As they were starting out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, people of Judah and Jerusalem. Have faith in the Lord your God, and you will stand strong. Have faith in his prophets, and you will succeed.”

Nehemiah 3:27

Next to them, the people of Tekoa repaired the wall from the great tower that extends from the palace to the wall of Ophel.

Nehemiah 3:5

The people from Tekoa made repairs next to them, but the leading men of Tekoa would not work under their supervisors.

Psalm 104:15

You give us wine that makes happy hearts and olive oil that makes our faces shine. You give us bread that gives us strength.

Ecclesiastes 9:8

Put on nice clothes and make yourself look good.

Jeremiah 6:1

“Run for your lives, people of Benjamin! Run away from Jerusalem! Blow the war trumpet in the town of Tekoa! Raise the warning flag over the town of Beth Hakkerem! Disaster is coming from the north; terrible destruction is coming to you.

Amos 1:1

These are the words of Amos, one of the shepherds from the town of Tekoa. He saw this vision about Israel two years before the earthquake. It was at the time Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.

Matthew 6:17

So when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face.

Ruth 3:3

Wash yourself, put on perfume, change your clothes, and go down to the threshing floor. But don’t let him know you’re there until he has finished his dinner.