Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version a wise woman called from the city, “Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here so I can speak to him.” New Living Translation But a wise woman in the town called out to Joab, “Listen to me, Joab. Come over here so I can talk to you.” English Standard Version Then a wise woman called from the city, “Listen! Listen! Tell Joab, ‘Come here, that I may speak to you.’” Berean Standard Bible a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then a wise woman cried out from the city, “Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, ‘Come nearby, that I may speak with you.’ ” New American Standard Bible Then a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen, listen! Please tell Joab, ‘Come here that I may speak with you.’” NASB 1995 Then a wise woman called from the city, “Hear, hear! Please tell Joab, ‘Come here that I may speak with you.’” NASB 1977 Then a wise woman called from the city, “Hear, hear! Please tell Joab, ‘Come here that I may speak with you.’” Legacy Standard Bible Then a wise woman called from the city, “Hear, hear! Please tell Joab, ‘Draw near that I may speak with you.’” Amplified Bible Then a wise woman cried out from the city, “Hear, hear! Tell Joab, ‘Come here so that I may speak to you.’” Christian Standard Bible a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here and let me speak with him.” Holman Christian Standard Bible a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here and let me speak with him.” American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version 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!" English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then a clever woman called from the city, "Listen, listen! Tell Joab to come here so that I can talk to him." 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." International Standard Version Just then a wise woman called out from the city. "Attention!" she said, "Go tell Joab 'Come here! I want to talk to you!'" Majority Standard Bible a wise woman called out from the city, ?Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.? NET Bible a wise woman called out from the city, "Listen up! Listen up! Tell Joab, 'Come near so that I may speak to you.'" New Heart English Bible Then a wise woman called out from the wall, "Listen, listen. Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak to him. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible Then a wise woman cried out of the city, “Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, ‘Come near here, that I may speak with you.’” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd a wise woman calls out of the city, “Hear! Hear! Please say to Joab, Come near here, and I speak to you.” Young's Literal Translation 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.' Smith's Literal Translation 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. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd a wise woman cried out from the city: Hear, hear, and say to Joab: Come near hither, and I will speak with thee. Catholic Public Domain Version And a wise woman exclaimed from the city: “Listen, listen, and say to Joab: Draw near, and I will speak with you.” New American Bible Then a wise woman from the city called out, “Listen, listen! Tell Joab, ‘Come here, so I can speak with you.’ ” New Revised Standard Version Then a wise woman called from the city, “Listen! Listen! Tell Joab, ‘Come here, I want to speak to you.’” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen a wise woman cried out from the wall, saying, Hear, hear, and say to Joab, Come near, that I may speak to you. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated 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!’ OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Then 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.' Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Sheba's Rebellion…15And 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, 16a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.” 17When 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.… Cross References Proverbs 8:1-3 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: Ecclesiastes 9:14-15 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. Judges 9:53 But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull. 2 Samuel 14:2-3 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. 2 Kings 5:13 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’?” 2 Samuel 17:15 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. 2 Samuel 19:41-43 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. 1 Samuel 25:23-24 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. 2 Samuel 3:25 Surely you realize that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to track your movements and all that you are doing.” 2 Samuel 18:3 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.” Acts 9:36-39 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.” ... Acts 16:14-15 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. Acts 21:39-40 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: Acts 22:1-2 “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, Luke 18:35-39 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. ... Treasury of Scripture 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. 2 Samuel 14:2 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: 1 Samuel 25:3,32,33 Now 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… Ecclesiastes 9:14-18 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: … 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 Wise2 Samuel 20 1. By occasion of the quarrel, Sheba rebels in Israel3. David's ten concubines are put in confinement for life 4. Amasa, made captain over Judah, is slain by Joab 14. Joab pursues Sheba to Abel 16. A wise woman saves the city by Sheba's head 23. David's officers Then a wise woman The phrase "wise woman" in Hebrew is "אִשָּׁה חֲכָמָה" (ishah chachamah). In the ancient Near Eastern context, wisdom was highly valued, and women who possessed it were often sought for counsel. This woman’s wisdom is not just intellectual but practical, demonstrating discernment and the ability to influence outcomes. Her presence in the narrative highlights the role of women in biblical history as pivotal figures in God's unfolding plan, often acting as peacemakers and voices of reason. called out from the city Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so I can speak with him Hebrew a wiseחֲכָמָ֖ה (ḥă·ḵā·māh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2450: Wise woman אִשָּׁ֥ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female called out וַתִּקְרָ֛א (wat·tiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of the city, הָעִ֑יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement “Listen! שִׁמְע֤וּ (šim·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently Listen! שִׁמְעוּ֙ (šim·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently Please נָ֣א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' tell אִמְרוּ־ (’im·rū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say Joab יוֹאָ֔ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites to come קְרַ֣ב (qə·raḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7126: To come near, approach here הֵ֔נָּה (hên·nāh) Adverb Strong's 2008: Hither, thither so that I may speak וַאֲדַבְּרָ֖ה (wa·’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue with him.” אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Links 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 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 20:16 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 20:16 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 20:16 French Bible 2 Samuel 20:16 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 20:16 Then cried a wise woman out (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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