Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation 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." Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And a wise woman cried out from the city: Hear, hear, and say to Joab: Come near hither, and I will speak with thee. 2 Samuel 14:2 Sent to Thecua, and fetched from thence a wise woman: and said to her: Feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, and be not anointed with oil, that thou mayest be as a woman that had a long time been mourning for one dead. 1 Samuel 25:3,32,33 Now the name of the man was Nabal: and the name of his wife was Abigail. And she was a prudent and very comely woman: but her husband was churlish, and very bad and ill natured: and he was of the house of Caleb. . . . Ecclesiastes 9:14-18 A little city, and few men in it: there came against it a great king, and invested it, and built bulwarks round about it, and the siege was perfect. . . . Context Sheba's Rebellion…15And they came, and besieged him in Abela, and in Bethmaacha, and they cast up works round the city, and the city was besieged: and all the people that were with Joab, laboured to throw down the walls. 16And a wise woman cried out from the city: Hear, hear, and say to Joab: Come near hither, and I will speak with thee.17And when he was come near to her, she said to him: Art thou Joab? And he answered: I am. And she spoke thus to him: Hear the words of thy handmaid. He answered: I do hear.… Cross References 2 Samuel 14:2 Sent to Thecua, and fetched from thence a wise woman: and said to her: Feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, and be not anointed with oil, that thou mayest be as a woman that had a long time been mourning for one dead. 2 Samuel 20:17 And when he was come near to her, she said to him: Art thou Joab? And he answered: I am. And she spoke thus to him: Hear the words of thy handmaid. He answered: I do hear. 2 Samuel 20:22 So she went to all the people, and spoke to them wisely: and they cut off the head of Seba the son of Bochri, and cast it out to Joab. And he sounded the trumpet, and they departed from the city, every one to their home: and Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king. Ecclesiastes 9:14 A little city, and few men in it: there came against it a great king, and invested it, and built bulwarks round about it, and the siege was perfect. Additional Translations a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.”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.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. 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. And a wise woman cried out of the city, Hear, hear: say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee. 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. 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. Then a wise woman cried out of the city, "Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, 'Come near here, that I may speak with you.'" 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.' Jump to Previous City Cried Crying Ear Hear Hither Joab Jo'ab Please Speak Talk Wall WiseJump to Next City Cried Crying Ear Hear Hither Joab Jo'ab Please Speak Talk Wall WiseLinks 2 Samuel 20:16 NIV2 Samuel 20:16 NLT 2 Samuel 20:16 ESV 2 Samuel 20:16 NASB 2 Samuel 20:16 KJV 2 Samuel 20:16 Bible Apps 2 Samuel 20:16 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 20:16 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 20:16 French Bible 2 Samuel 20:16 German Bible Alphabetical: a called can city come from Hear here him I Joab Listen may Please so speak Tell that the Then to wise with woman you' OT History: 2 Samuel 20:16 Then cried a wise woman out (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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