2 Samuel 14:5

And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

Cross-reference

In 2 Samuel 12:1-3, Nathan uses a similar parable to confront David — both are fictional stories designed to elicit a judgment.

In 1 Kings 20:39, a prophet tells a story to Ahab to trap him, mirroring the woman's tactic here.