Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Then a wise woman got up on the wall, and crying out from the town, said, Give ear, give ear; say now to Joab, Come near, so that I may have talk with you.
New American Standard Bible
Then
King James 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.
Holman Bible
a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here and let me 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!'"
A Conservative Version
Then a wise woman out of the city cried out, Hear, hear. Say, I pray you, to Joab, Come near here, that I may speak with thee.
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.
Amplified
Then a wise woman cried out from the city, “Hear, hear! Tell Joab, ‘Come here so that I may speak to you.’”
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith 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.
King James 2000
Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near here, that I may speak with you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then a wise woman from the city called out, "Listen, listen! Please speak to Joab [to] come near here so that I may speak to you."
Modern King James verseion
Then a wise woman cried out of the city, Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, Come near here so that I may speak with you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then cried a wise woman out of the city, "Hear! Hear! Bid, I pray you, Joab that he come hither, 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 cried out of the city, "Hear, hear. Please say to Joab, 'Come near here, that I may speak with you.'"
The Emphasized Bible
Then cried a wise woman out of the city, - Hear ye! hear ye! I pray you, say unto Joab, Come near hither, and let me speak unto thee.
Webster
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.'"
Youngs 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.'
Themes
Abel-beth-maachah » Sheba » killed in
Diplomacy » Instances of » The wise woman of abel
Joab » Son of david's sister » Causes sheba to be put to death
Politics » Women in » The wise woman of abel who saved the city through diplomacy
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 20:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Wisdom From A Woman Under Siege
15 And Joab and his men got him shut up in Abel of Beth-maacah, and put up an earthwork against the town: and all Joab's men did their best to get the wall broken down. 16 Then a wise woman got up on the wall, and crying out from the town, said, Give ear, give ear; say now to Joab, Come near, so that I may have talk with you. 17 And he came near, and the woman said, Are you Joab? And he said in answer, I am. Then she said, Give ear to your servant's words. And he said, I am giving ear.
Names
Cross References
2 Samuel 14:2
And Joab sent to Tekoa and got from there a wise woman, and said to her, Now make yourself seem like one given up to grief, and put on the clothing of sorrow, not using any sweet oil for your body, but looking like one who for a long time has been weeping for the dead:
1 Samuel 25:3
Now this man was named Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail: she was a woman of good sense and pleasing looks: but the man was cruel and evil in his ways; he was of the family of Caleb.
1 Samuel 25:32-33
And David said to Abigail, May the Lord, the God of Israel, be praised, who sent you to me today:
Ecclesiastes 9:14-18
There was a little town and the number of its men was small, and there came a great king against it and made an attack on it, building works of war round about it.