Discovery Box2 Samuel 14:2 
Context14:2 So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He told her, “Pretend to be in mourning 1 and put on garments for mourning. Don’t anoint yourself with oil. Instead, act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for some time. 2
2 Samuel 17:20
Context17:20 When the servants of Absalom approached the woman at her home, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman replied to them, “They crossed over the stream.” Absalom’s men 3 searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem. 4
1 tn The Hebrew Hitpael verbal form here indicates pretended rather than genuine action.
2 tn Heb “these many days.”
3 tn Heb “they”; the referents (Absalom’s men) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
