2 Samuel 14:2 - Catholic Public Domain Version

² so he sent to Tekoa, and he brought from there a wise woman. And he said to her: "Feign that you are in mourning, and put on the clothing of one who mourns. And do not anoint yourself with oil, so that you may be like a woman who is still grieving for someone who died some time ago.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And Joab sent to Tekoah and brought from there a wise woman and said to her, Pretend to be a mourner; put on mourning apparel, do not anoint yourself with oil, but act like a woman who has long been mourning for the dead.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead:

Common English Bible

² So Joab sent someone to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there. He said to her, “Pretend to be in mourning. Dress in mourning clothes. Don’t anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has spent a long time mourning over someone who has died.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² Sent to Thecua, and fetched from thence a wise woman: and said to her: Feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, and be not anointed with oil, that thou mayest be as a woman that had a long time been mourning for one dead.

English Standard Version 2016

² And Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman and said to her, “Pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments. Do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead.

2 Samuel 14:2 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 38:19

And she arose and went away. And storing away the garments that she had taken up, she was clothed in the garments of her widowhood.

2 Samuel 11:26

Then the wife of Uriah heard that her husband Uriah had died, and she mourned for him.

2 Samuel 12:20

Therefore, David rose up from the ground. And he washed and anointed himself. And when he had changed his clothing, he entered the house of the Lord, and he worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and he asked them to place bread before him, and he ate.

2 Samuel 20:16

And a wise woman exclaimed from the city: "Listen, listen, and say to Joab: Draw near, and I will speak with you."

2 Samuel 23:26

Helez from Palti, Ira, the son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa,

1 Kings 14:2

And Jeroboam said to his wife: "Rise up, and change clothing, so that you will not be recognized to be the wife of Jeroboam. And go to Shiloh, where the prophet Ahijah is, who said to me that I should reign over this people.

1 Kings 14:5

Then the Lord said to Ahijah: "Behold, the wife of Jeroboam enters, so that she may consult you over her son, who is ill. You shall say one thing and another to her." Therefore, as she was entering, not presenting herself to be who she was,

2 Chronicles 11:6

And he built up Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

2 Chronicles 20:20

And when they had risen up in the morning, they went out through the desert of Tekoa. And as they were setting out, Jehoshaphat, standing in their midst, said: "Listen to me, men of Judah and all inhabitants of Jerusalem. Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be secure. Believe in his prophets, and everything will come to prosperity."

Nehemiah 3:27

After him, the Tekoites built another measure in the opposite area, from the great and prominent tower to the wall of the temple.

Nehemiah 3:5

And beside them, the Tekoites built. But the nobles among them did not put their necks to the work of their Lord.

Psalm 104:15

Do not be willing to touch my Christ, and do not be willing to malign my prophets.

Ecclesiastes 9:8

Let your garments be white at all times, and let not oil be absent from your head.

Jeremiah 6:1

"O sons of Benjamin, be strengthened in the midst of Jerusalem, and sound the trumpet in Tekoa, and lift up a banner over the house of Haccherem. For an evil has been seen from the north, with great destruction.

Amos 1:1

The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw about Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

Matthew 6:17

But as for you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

Ruth 3:3

Therefore, wash and anoint yourself, and put on your decorative garments, and go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man see you, while he finishes eating and drinking.