Verse 2

So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He told her,“Pretend to be in mourning and put on garments for mourning. Don’t anoint yourself with oil. Instead, act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for some time.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 11:6 : 6 Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
  • Amos 1:1 : 1 ¶ Introduction The following is a record of what Amos prophesied. He was one of the herdsmen from Tekoa. These prophecies about Israel were revealed to him during the time of King Uzziah of Judah and King Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
  • Ruth 3:3 : 3 So bathe yourself, rub on some perfumed oil, and get dressed up. Then go down to the threshing floor. But don’t let the man know you’re there until he finishes his meal.
  • 2 Sam 12:20 : 20 So David got up from the ground, bathed, put on oil, and changed his clothes. He went to the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then, when he entered his palace, he requested that food be brought to him, and he ate.
  • Jer 6:1 : 1 The Destruction of Jerusalem Depicted“Run for safety, people of Benjamin! Get out of Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa! Light the signal fires at Beth Hakkerem! For disaster lurks out of the north; it will bring great destruction.
  • 2 Chr 20:20 : 20 Early the next morning they marched out to the wilderness of Tekoa. When they were ready to march, Jehoshaphat stood up and said:“Listen to me, you people of Judah and residents of Jerusalem! Trust in the LORD your God and you will be safe! Trust in the message of his prophets and you will win.”
  • Neh 3:5 : 5 The men of Tekoa worked on the section adjacent to them, but their town leaders would not assist with the work of their master.
  • Neh 3:27 : 27 After them the men of Tekoa worked on another section, from opposite the great protruding tower to the wall of Ophel.
  • Ps 104:15 : 15 as well as wine that makes people feel so good, and so they can have oil to make their faces shine, as well as food that sustains people’s lives.
  • Eccl 9:8 : 8 Let your clothes always be white, and do not spare precious ointment on your head.
  • 2 Sam 11:26 : 26 When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband Uriah was dead, she mourned for him.
  • Matt 6:17 : 17 When you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,