2 Samuel 14:1

Joab Plots To Reconcile David With Absalom

¹ Joab son of Zeruiah observed that the king’s mind was on Absalom. ² So Joab sent someone to Tekoa to bring a clever woman from there. He told her, “Pretend to be in mourning: dress in mourning clothes and don’t put on any oil. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time.

Absalom

Joab

Zeruiah

2 Samuel 13:39

Then King David longed to go to Absalom, for David had finished grieving over Amnon’s death.

2 Samuel 2:18

The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was a fast runner, like one of the wild gazelles.

2 Samuel 18:33

The king was deeply moved and went up to the gate chamber and wept. As he walked, he cried, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!”

2 Samuel 19:2

That day’s victory was turned into mourning for all the troops because on that day the troops heard, “The king is grieving over his son.”

2 Samuel 19:4

But the king hid his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”

1 Chronicles 2:16

Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.

Proverbs 29:26

Many seek a ruler’s favor,
but a man receives justice from the Lord.