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2 Samuel 20:17 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 20 · verse 17 · 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.2 Samuel 20:17 · King James Version
2 Samuel 20:17 in context
15And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, 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.
16Then 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.
17And 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.
18Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
19I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?
Key words (Strong's)
- handmaidʼâmâha maidservant or female slaveH519 →
- womanʼishshâha womanH802 →
- wordsdâbâra wordH1697 →
- nearqârabto approach for whatever purposeH7126 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- JoabYôwʼâbJoab, the name of three IsraelitesH3097 →
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