2 Samuel 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.