2 Samuel 14:1

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2 Samuel 14:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.

2 So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.

3 Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth.

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2 Samuel 2:18

The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,

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Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.

2 Samuel 13:39

And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death.

2 Samuel 18:33

The king was shaken and went up to the gate chamber and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

2 Samuel 19:2

And that day’s victory was turned into mourning for all the people, because on that day they were told, “The king is grieving over his son.”

2 Samuel 19:4

But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”

Proverbs 29:26

Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.