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2 Samuel 14

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33 verses in KJV · 213 outgoing cross-reference links

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Opening verses of 2 Samuel 14 (KJV)

14:1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart [was] toward Absalom.

14:2 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:

14:3 And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

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Historical / attribution context

Traditional writer attribution: Gad, Nathan, Samuel

Approximate study chronology: c. 1027 BC to c. 1025 BC

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