“And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.”
King James Version (KJV)
14:1 Was towards - He desired to see him, but was ashamed to shew kindness to one whom God's law and his own conscience obliged him to punish; he wanted therefore a fair pretence, which therefore Joab gave him.
14:2 Anoint - As they used to do when they were out of a mourning state.
14:5 Widow - One of them who most need thy compassion, and whom thou art by God's law obliged in a singular manner to relieve.