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2 Samuel 20:17 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 20 · verse 17
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?
Commentary
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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We have here the conclusion of Sheba's attempt. I. The rebel, when he had rambled over all the tribes of Israel, and found them not so willing, upon second thoughts, to follow him, as they had been upon a sudden provocation to desert David (having only picked up a few like himself, that sided with him), at length…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-22