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2 Samuel 14:3

Joab

1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.

2 And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

4 And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

5 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

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BSB
Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth.
KJV
And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
WEB
Go in to the king and speak like this to him.” So Joab put the words in her mouth.
ASV
and go in to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
DARBY
and come to the king, and speak after this manner to him. And Joab put the words into her mouth.
BLB
And go to the king and speak to him in this manner.” And Joab put the words in her mouth.
ÅB
og gå så inn til kongen og tal slik til ham - og Joab la henne ordene i munnen.
OTB
Gå så til kongen og tal til ham på denne måten.” Joab instruerte henne om hva hun skulle si.
B1930
og gå så inn til kongen og tal således til ham - og Joab la henne ordene i munnen.

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  • 2 Samuel 14:19

    And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:

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  • Exodus 4:15

    And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

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  • Isaiah 59:21

    As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.

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  • Jeremiah 1:9

    Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

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  • Numbers 23:5

    And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.

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  • Deuteronomy 18:18

    I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

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  • Isaiah 51:16

    And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.

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