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|2 Samuel 14:1|
Now it was clear to Joab, the son of Zeruiah, that the king's heart was turning to Absalom.
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2
|2 Samuel 14:2|
And Joab sent to Tekoa and got from there a wise woman, and said to her, Now make yourself seem like one given up to grief, and put on the clothing of sorrow, not using any sweet oil for your body, but looking like one who for a long time has been weeping for the dead:
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3
|2 Samuel 14:3|
And come to the king and say these words to him. So Joab gave her words to say.
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4
|2 Samuel 14:4|
And the woman of Tekoa came to the king, and falling on her face, gave him honour and said, Give me help, O king.
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5
|2 Samuel 14:5|
And the king said to her, What is your trouble? And her answer was, Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
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6
|2 Samuel 14:6|
And I had two sons, and the two of them had a fight in the field, and there was no one to come between them, and one with a blow put the other to death.
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|2 Samuel 14:7|
And now all the family is turned against me, your servant, saying, Give up him who was the cause of his brother's death, so that we may put him to death in payment for the life of his brother, whose life he took; and we will put an end to the one who will get the heritage: so they will put out my last burning coal, and my husband will have no name or offspring on the face of the earth.
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8
|2 Samuel 14:8|
And the king said to the woman, Go to your house and I will give orders about this.
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9
|2 Samuel 14:9|
And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, My lord, O king, may the sin be on me and on my family, and may the king and the seat of his kingdom be clear of sin!
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10
|2 Samuel 14:10|
And the king said, If anyone says anything to you, make him come to me, and he will do you no more damage.
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Sugerencias
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