Tekoa — Bible place

Pitching of tents; fastening down, a town of Judah, about 12 miles south of Jerusalem, and visible from the city. From this place Joab procured a “wise woman,” who pretended to be in great affliction, and skilfully made her case known to David. Her address to the king was in the form of an apologue, similar to that of Nathan (2 Sam. 12:1-6). The object of Joab was, by the intervention of this woman, to induce David to bring back Absalom to Jerusalem (2 Sam. 14:2, 4, 9).

It is now the village of Teku’a, on the top of a hill among ruins, 5 miles south of Bethlehem, and close to Beth-haccerem (“Herod’s mountain”).

Recorded scripture occurrences (7)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: SA2 14:2

OET-RV SA2 14:2

2 so he sent for a wise woman from Tekoa and told her, “Now, please put on mourning clothes and don’t put on any make-up. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for several days,

OET-LV SA2 14:2

2 And_ Yōʼāⱱ _he _sent to_Təqōˊī and_he/it _took from_there a _woman wise and_he/it _said to_her/it play _the _mourner please and_put _on please garments _of mourning and_do _not anoint _yourself oil and_you _will _be like_a _woman this days many who _has _been_mourning on a _dead_person.

Show passage in OET: SA2 14:4

OET-RV SA2 14:4

4 So the Tekoei woman went to the king and fell onto her knees with his face down to the ground, saying, “Your majesty, help me.”

OET-LV SA2 14:4

4 And_ the_woman (the)_Təqōˊī _she/it _said to the_king and_she _fell on face _of_her towards_land and_she _bowed _down and_she/it _said save Oh_king.

Show passage in OET: SA2 14:9

OET-RV SA2 14:9

9 But the Tekoei woman continued, “The blame, my master the king, will be on me and my extended family, but the king and his throne will be innocent.”

OET-LV SA2 14:9

9 And_ the_woman (the)_Təqōˊī _she/it _said to the_king be_on_me my_master the_king the_iniquity and_on the _house _of my _father _of_my and_the_king and_throne _of_his be_innocent.

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