So Joab sent someone to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, ‘Pretend to be in mourning: dress in mourning clothes and don’t put on any oil. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time.
2 Samuel 23:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh of Tekoa, American Standard Version (1901) Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Common English Bible Helez from Pelet; Ira, Ikkesh’s son from Tekoa; Catholic Public Domain Version Helez from Palti, Ira, the son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Heles of Phalti, Hira the son of Acces of Thecua, |
So Joab sent someone to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, ‘Pretend to be in mourning: dress in mourning clothes and don’t put on any oil. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time.