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.
3 And you shall enter to the king, and you shall speak words to him in this manner.' Then Joab put the words in her mouth.
4 And so, when the woman of Tekoa had entered to the king, she fell before him on the ground, and she reverenced, and she said, 'Save me, O king.'
5 And the king said to her, 'What problem do you have?' And she responded: 'Alas, I am a woman who is a widow. For my husband has died.
6 And your handmaid had two sons. And they quarreled against one another in the field. And there was no one there who would be able to stop them. And one struck the other, and killed him.
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