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Listen! Tell Joab to come here so I can speak to him.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But a wise woman in the town called out to Joab, “Listen to me, Joab. Come over here so I can talk to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then a wise woman called from the city, “Listen! Listen! Tell Joab, ‘Come here, that I may speak to you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then a wise woman cried out from the city, “Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, ‘Come nearby, that I may speak with you.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen, listen! Please tell Joab, ‘Come here that I may speak with you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then a wise woman called from the city, &#8220Hear, hear! Please tell Joab, &#8216Come here that I may speak with you.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then a wise woman called from the city, “Hear, hear! Please tell Joab, ‘Come here that I may speak with you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then a wise woman called from the city, “Hear, hear! Please tell Joab, ‘Draw near that I may speak with you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then a wise woman cried out from the city, “Hear, hear! Tell Joab, ‘Come here so that I may speak to you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here and let me speak with him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />a wise woman called out from the city, &#8220Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here and let me speak with him.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />A wise woman shouted from the top of the wall, "Listen to me! Listen to me! I have to talk to Joab! Tell him to come here!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then a clever woman called from the city, "Listen, listen! Tell Joab to come here so that I can talk to him."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There was a wise woman in the city who shouted from the wall, "Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here; I want to speak with him." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Just then a wise woman called out from the city. "Attention!" she said, "Go tell Joab 'Come here! I want to talk to you!'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />a wise woman called out from the city, ?Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />a wise woman called out from the city, "Listen up! Listen up! Tell Joab, 'Come near so that I may speak to you.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then a wise woman called out from the wall, "Listen, listen. Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, to Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then a wise woman cried out of the city, “Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, ‘Come near here, that I may speak with you.’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And a wise woman calls out of the city, “Hear! Hear! Please say to Joab, Come near here, and I speak to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And a wise woman calleth out of the city, 'Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, and I speak unto thee.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And a wise woman will call out of the city, Hear ye, hear ye; say now to Joab, Come near hither and I will speak to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And a wise woman cried out from the city: Hear, hear, and say to Joab: Come near hither, and I will speak with thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And a wise woman exclaimed from the city: “Listen, listen, and say to Joab: Draw near, and I will speak with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then a wise woman from the city called out, “Listen, listen! Tell Joab, ‘Come here, so I can speak with you.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then a wise woman called from the city, “Listen! Listen! Tell Joab, ‘Come here, I want to speak to you.’”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then a wise woman cried out from the wall, saying, Hear, hear, and say to Joab, Come near, that I may speak to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And one wise woman called from the wall of the city and she said: “Hear! Hear! And say to Yuab, ‘Come near here and I shall speak you!’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then cried a wise woman out of the city: 'Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab: Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And a wise woman cried from the wall, and said, Hear, hear; say, I pray ye, to Joab, Draw near hither, and I will speak to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/20-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=6255" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/20.htm">Sheba's Rebellion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>And Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel-beth-maacah and built a siege ramp against the outer rampart of the city. As all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to topple it, <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2450.htm" title="2450: ḥă·ḵā·māh (Adj-fs) -- Wise. From chakam; wise.">a wise</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">woman</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: wat·tiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">called out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the city,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šim·‘ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">“Listen!</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šim·‘ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">Listen!</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">Please</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’im·rū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3097.htm" title="3097: yō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-ms) -- The LORD is father, three Isr. From Yhovah and 'ab; Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites.">Joab</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: qə·raḇ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">to come</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2008.htm" title="2008: hên·nāh (Adv) -- Hither. From hen; hither or thither.">here</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: wa·’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">so that I may speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">with him.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>When he had come near to her, the woman asked, “Are you Joab?” “I am,” he replied. “Listen to the words of your servant,” she said. “I am listening,” he answered.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-1.htm">Proverbs 8:1-3</a></span><br />Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice? / On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand. / Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:14-15</a></span><br />There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it. / Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/9-53.htm">Judges 9:53</a></span><br />But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-2.htm">2 Samuel 14:2-3</a></span><br />So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time. / Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-13.htm">2 Kings 5:13</a></span><br />Naaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/17-15.htm">2 Samuel 17:15</a></span><br />So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/19-41.htm">2 Samuel 19:41-43</a></span><br />Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?” / And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves?” / “We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah spoke more fiercely than the men of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-23.htm">1 Samuel 25:23-24</a></span><br />When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him. / She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/3-25.htm">2 Samuel 3:25</a></span><br />Surely you realize that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to track your movements and all that you are doing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/18-3.htm">2 Samuel 18:3</a></span><br />But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will not care about us. Even if half of us die, they will not care. But you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better now if you support us from the city.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-36.htm">Acts 9:36-39</a></span><br />In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity. / At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room. / Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-14.htm">Acts 16:14-15</a></span><br />Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message. / And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/21-39.htm">Acts 21:39-40</a></span><br />But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.” / Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/22-1.htm">Acts 22:1-2</a></span><br />“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.” / When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-35.htm">Luke 18:35-39</a></span><br />As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging. / When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. / “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, to Joab, Come near here, that I may speak with you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/14-2.htm">2 Samuel 14:2</a></b></br> And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/25-3.htm">1 Samuel 25:3,32,33</a></b></br> Now the name of the man <i>was</i> Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and <i>she was</i> a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man <i>was</i> churlish and evil in his doings; and he <i>was</i> of the house of Caleb… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:14-18</a></b></br> <i>There was</i> a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/20-15.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-4.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-26.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-5.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-35.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-32.htm">Hither</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-15.htm">Joab</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-15.htm">Jo'ab</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-37.htm">Please</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-29.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-17.htm">Talk</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-15.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-17.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/20-19.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-7.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-42.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-17.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-17.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-40.htm">Hither</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-17.htm">Joab</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-17.htm">Jo'ab</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">Please</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-18.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-7.htm">Talk</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-21.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-9.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/20-1.htm">By occasion of the quarrel, Sheba rebels in Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/20-3.htm">David's ten concubines are put in confinement for life</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/20-4.htm">Amasa, made captain over Judah, is slain by Joab</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/20-14.htm">Joab pursues Sheba to Abel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/20-16.htm">A wise woman saves the city by Sheba's head</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/20-23.htm">David's officers</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical narratives, wise women are sometimes depicted as having significant influence, such as the wise woman of Tekoa in <a href="/2_samuel/14.htm">2 Samuel 14</a>. The city in question is Abel Beth Maacah, a fortified city in northern Israel, known for its strategic importance. The presence of a wise woman suggests a society that values wisdom and counsel, even from women, which was notable in the patriarchal context of ancient Israel.<p><b>“Listen! Listen!</b><br>The repetition of "Listen!" emphasizes urgency and the need for immediate attention. In Hebrew culture, repetition is a common rhetorical device used to stress the importance of a message. This call for attention indicates the seriousness of the situation and the woman's determination to be heard amidst the chaos of Joab's siege.<p><b>Please tell Joab to come here</b><br>Joab was the commander of King David's army, known for his military prowess and sometimes ruthless tactics. The request for Joab to come indicates the woman's understanding of the chain of command and her strategic approach to resolving the conflict. By asking for Joab directly, she bypasses intermediaries, showing her confidence and authority.<p><b>so that I may speak with him.”</b><br>The desire to speak directly with Joab highlights the woman's role as a mediator and peacemaker. In the biblical context, direct communication was often necessary to resolve disputes and prevent bloodshed. This encounter foreshadows the resolution of the conflict, as the woman's wisdom and negotiation skills ultimately lead to the preservation of her city. This act of mediation can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate mediator between God and humanity, bringing peace and reconciliation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/w/wise_woman.htm">Wise Woman</a></b><br>An unnamed woman from the city of Abel Beth Maacah, known for her wisdom and diplomacy. She plays a crucial role in resolving the conflict peacefully.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/joab.htm">Joab</a></b><br>The commander of King David's army, known for his military prowess and sometimes ruthless tactics. He is leading the siege against the city to capture Sheba, a rebel against King David.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/abel_beth_maacah.htm">Abel Beth Maacah</a></b><br>A fortified city in northern Israel, known for its wisdom and historical significance. It becomes the focal point of the conflict between Joab and Sheba.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheba.htm">Sheba</a></b><br>A Benjamite who led a rebellion against King David, seeking to divide the kingdom. His actions prompted Joab's siege of Abel Beth Maacah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/siege.htm">Siege</a></b><br>The military action led by Joab against Abel Beth Maacah to capture Sheba, which is resolved through the intervention of the wise woman.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_wisdom_in_conflict_resolution.htm">The Power of Wisdom in Conflict Resolution</a></b><br>Wisdom can avert disaster and bring peace, as demonstrated by the wise woman's intervention. In our lives, seeking wisdom from God can help us navigate conflicts effectively.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_women_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Women in God's Plan</a></b><br>The Bible often highlights women who play pivotal roles in God's plan. This passage reminds us of the importance of valuing and listening to the voices of women in our communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening.htm">The Importance of Listening</a></b><br>Joab's willingness to listen to the wise woman leads to a peaceful resolution. We should be open to listening to others, especially those who offer wise counsel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_human_affairs.htm">God's Sovereignty in Human Affairs</a></b><br>Despite human conflicts and plans, God's sovereignty is evident. He uses individuals, like the wise woman, to accomplish His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_wise_woman_show_justice.htm">In 2 Samuel 20:16–22, how does the “wise woman’s” negotiation for Sheba's head align with the Bible’s broader emphasis on justice and mercy? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_joab's_ruse_reveal_a_plot_hole.htm">2 Samuel 14:2–3: Does Joab’s use of a disguised woman to deceive David suggest a narrative hole, since such a ruse seems unlikely to fool a king? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_joab_punished_for_killing_amasa.htm">In 2 Samuel 20:8-10, why isn't Joab explicitly reprimanded for the ruthless killing of Amasa, despite earlier prohibitions against murder?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_samuel_14_5-11__is_this_story_deceptive.htm">2 Samuel 14:5-11: How does this fabricated story align with Mosaic laws requiring genuine judicial proceedings, and isn't it deceptive manipulation of a royal decree?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/20-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">a wise</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲכָמָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ḵā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2450.htm">Strong's 2450: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">woman</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשָּׁ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">called out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּקְרָ֛א</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiq·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the city,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעִ֑יר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Listen!</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁמְע֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šim·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Listen!</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁמְעוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(šim·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Please</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> </span><span class="str2">I pray', 'now', 'then'</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tell</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמְרוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(’im·rū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Joab</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹאָ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3097.htm">Strong's 3097: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to come</span><br /><span class="heb">קְרַ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(qə·raḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">here</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֔נָּה</span> <span class="translit">(hên·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2008.htm">Strong's 2008: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hither, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that I may speak</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲדַבְּרָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with him.”</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/20-16.htm">2 Samuel 20:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/20-16.htm">2 Samuel 20:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/20-16.htm">2 Samuel 20:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/20-16.htm">2 Samuel 20:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/20-16.htm">2 Samuel 20:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/20-16.htm">2 Samuel 20:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/20-16.htm">2 Samuel 20:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/20-16.htm">2 Samuel 20:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/20-16.htm">2 Samuel 20:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/20-16.htm">2 Samuel 20:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/20-16.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 20:16 Then cried a wise woman out (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/20-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 20:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 20:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/20-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 20:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 20:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>