1. And Yo’aḇ son of Tseruyah knew that the heart of the sovereign was towards Aḇshalom.
2. And Yo’aḇ sent to Teqowa and brought from there a wise woman, and said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments, and do not anoint yourself with oil, but act like a woman who has been mourning a long time for the dead.