And when the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and prostrated herself, and said, "Help, O king!"
2 Samuel 14:4
Surrounding context
14:3 Go to the king and speak to him in this manner." So Joab put the words in her mouth.
14:4 And when the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and prostrated herself, and said, "Help, O king!"
14:5 Then the king said to her, "What troubles you?" And she answered, "Indeed I am a widow, my husband is dead.