2 Samuel 14:1-4

Joab son of Zeruiah knew that King David missed Absalom very much. So Joab sent messengers to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He said to her, “Pretend to be very sad. Put on funeral clothes and don’t put lotion on yourself. Act like a woman who has been crying many days for someone who died. Then go to the king and say these words.” Then Joab told her what to say. So the woman from Tekoa spoke to the king. She bowed facedown on the ground to show respect and said, “My king, help me!”