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.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.

In Context

16And a wise woman cried out from the city: Hear, hear, and say to Joab: Come near hither, and I will speak with thee.

18And she again said: A saying was used in the old proverb: They that inquire, let them inquire in Abela: and so they made an end.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 14:12Then the woman said: Let thy handmaid speak one word to my lord the king. And he said: Speak.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 20:15-23

Sheba Pursued. ( b. c. 1023.) 14 And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him. 15 And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down. 16 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… Read the whole commentary →

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