"And Joabª sentª° to Tekoah,ª and fetchedª° thence¹¹ a wiseª woman,ª and saidª° unto¹ her, I pray thee,¹ feign thyself to be a mourner,ª° and put onª° now¹ mourningª apparel,ª and anointª° not¹ thyself with oil,ª but be¹ as a womanª that¹ had a longª timeª mournedª° for¹ the dead:ª°" {2Sm 14:2} + "Now the nameª of the manª [was] Nabal;ª and the nameª of his wifeª Abigail:ª and [she was] a womanª of goodª understanding,ª and of a beautifulª countenance:ª but the manª [was] churlishª and evilª in his doings;ª and he¹ [was] of the house of Caleb.²¹" {1Sm 25:3} + "And Davidª saidª° to Abigail,ª Blessedª° [be] the LORDª Godª of Israel,ª which¹ sentª° thee this¹ dayª to meetª° me: ... And blessedª° [be] thy advice,ª and blessedª° [be] thou,¹ which¹ hast keptª° me this¹ dayª from comingª°¹ to [shed] blood,ª and from avengingª° myself with mine own hand.ª" {1Sm 25:32-33} + "[There was] a littleª city,ª and fewª men²¹ within it; and there cameª° a greatª kingª against¹ it, and besiegedª° it, and builtª° greatª bulwarksª against¹ it: ... Wisdomª [is] betterª than weaponsª¹ of war:ª but oneª sinnerª° destroyethª° muchª° good.ª" {Ecc 9:14-18} |
