And the king said unto her, What ails you? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Dead. Some conclude from ver. 16, that this is a true history; but it appears rather, that it was only a parable, (ver. 19.; Calmet) invented by Joab. (Menochius)