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Absalom went to the king and said, 'Now sir, your servant has the sheep-shearers. Will the king and his retinue be pleased to come with your servant?' (2 Samuel 13, 24)
Absalom persisted, 'Then at least let my brother Amnon come with us.' The king said, 'Why should he go with you?' (2 Samuel 13, 26)
and then gave this order to the servants, 'Listen carefully; when Amnon's heart is merry with wine and I say, "Strike Amnon down", then kill him. Don't be afraid. Have I not myself given you the order? Use your strength and show your mettle!' (2 Samuel 13, 28)
Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother, then spoke up and said, 'Do not let my lord take to heart the report that all the young men, the king's sons, have been killed, since only Amnon is dead: for Absalom has been promising himself to do this since the day when Amnon raped his sister Tamar. (2 Samuel 13, 32)
Jonadab then said to the king, 'These are the king's sons arriving: what your servant said is exactly what happened.' (2 Samuel 13, 35)
Joab therefore sent to Tekoa for a wise woman. 'Pretend to be in mourning,' he said. 'Dress yourself in mourning, do not perfume yourself; act like a woman who has long been mourning for the dead. (2 Samuel 14, 2)
So the woman of Tekoa went to the king and, falling on her face to the ground, prostrated herself. 'Help, my lord king!' she said. (2 Samuel 14, 4)
The king said, 'What is the matter?' 'As you see,' she replied, 'I am a widow; my husband is dead. (2 Samuel 14, 5)
Then the king said to the woman, 'Go home; I myself shall give orders about your case.' (2 Samuel 14, 8)
The woman of Tekoa said to the king, 'My lord king! May the guilt be on me and on my family; the king and his throne are innocent of it.' (2 Samuel 14, 9)
She then said, 'Let the king be pleased to pronounce the name of Yahweh your God, so that the avenger of blood may not do greater harm and destroy my son.' 'As Yahweh lives,' he said, 'not one of your son's hairs shall fall to the ground!' (2 Samuel 14, 11)
Then the woman said, 'Permit your servant to say something else to my lord the king.' 'Go on,' he said. (2 Samuel 14, 12)
