14 Now Joʹab the son of Ze·ruʹiah+ learned that the king’s heart longed for Abʹsa·lom.+ 2 So Joʹab sent to Te·koʹa+ and summoned from there a clever woman and told her: “Act like you are in mourning, please, and put on garments of mourning, and do not rub yourself with oil.+ Behave like a woman who has been mourning over someone dead for a long time. 3 Then go in and speak to the king like this.” With that Joʹab put the words in her mouth.*