2 Samuel 20:16

Modern

…a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.”

Traditional

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.

Literal

…and a wise woman cried out from the city, “Listen, listen! Say, please, to Joab, come nearby here, that I may speak with you.”

Latin

Et exclamavit mulier sapiens de civitate: Audite, audite: dicite Joab: Appropinqua huc, et loquar tecum.

Hebrew

English

…a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.”

wise woman: Compare 2 Samuel 14:2.

Theme notes and profiles

2 Samuel 14:2
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 9:14–18
There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.
1 Samuel 25:32–33
Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day!
1 Samuel 25:3
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.

Joab: Son of Zeruiah, commander of David's army