2 Samuel 14:2
ESV, NIV, KJV · TruthBound Bible
ESV
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 .
NIV
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.
KJV
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 :