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2Sa_14:2 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:
Ver. 2. And Joab sent to Tekoah.] A city of Judah, {2Ch_11:6} where the prophet Amos was born, or lived at least, {Amo_1:1} being the grandson of this wise woman, if the Rabbis may be believed.
And fetched thence a wise woman.] Witty and well-spoken.
Feign thyself to be a mourner.] And that many women can do very artificially. Plautus saith, but not truly,
“ Mulier nulla cordicitus dolet ex animo. ”
This woman might well be one of those who were usually hired to mourn at funerals.