2 Samuel 20:16
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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.a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.”
In other translations
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.a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.”
Hebrew words
וַתִּקְרָאvatikra'and she called outH7121אִשָּׁה'ishaha womanH802חֲכָמָהchakhamahwiseH2450מִן־min-fromH4480הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892שִׁמְעוּshim'ulistenH8085שִׁמְעוּshim'ulistenH8085אִמְרוּ־'imru-sayH559נָאna'pleaseH4994אֶל־'el-toH413יוֹאָבyo'avJoabH3097קְרַבkeravdraw nearH7126עַד־'ad-toH5704הֵנָּהhenahhereH2008וַאֲדַבְּרָהva'adaberahso let me speakH1696אֵלֶיךָ׃'eleikhato youH413
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Related verses
- 2 Samuel 14:2And 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: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.
- Ecclesiastes 9:14-1814 There was 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: 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. 16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. 17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.14 There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it. 15 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. 16 And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.” 17 The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.
- 1 Samuel 25:3Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
- 1 Samuel 25:32-3332 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me: 33 And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.32 Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day! 33 Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.
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People and places
People: Joab