2 Samuel 14:1

New International Version

Joab son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:39

And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he was consoled concerning Amnon’s death.

2 Samuel 2:18

The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Now Asahel was as fleet-footed as a wild gazelle.

Proverbs 29:26

Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.

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 aloud, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”

2 Samuel 19:2

And for the whole army the victory that day was turned into mourning, because on that day the troops heard it said, “The king is grieving for his son.”

2 Samuel 18:33

The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you—O Absalom, my son, my son!”

2 Samuel 14:2

So Joab sent someone to Tekoa and had a wise woman brought from there. He said to her, “Pretend you are in mourning. Dress in mourning clothes, and don’t use any cosmetic lotions. Act like a woman who has spent many days grieving for the dead.