Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him.

Now King David heard about all these things and was very angry.

Go to the king and speak to him in the following fashion.” Then Joab told her what to say.

The king said, “Did Joab put you up to all of this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, there is no deviation to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king has said. For your servant Joab gave me instructions. He has put all these words in your servant’s mouth.