1. Joab son of Zeruiah knew that King David missed Absalom very much.
2. So Joab sent messengers to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He said to her, “Pretend to be very sad. Put on funeral clothes and don’t put lotion on yourself. Act like a woman who has been crying many days for someone who died.
3. Then go to the king and say these words.” Then Joab told her what to say.