2 Samuel 20:17

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

When he had come near her, the woman asked, ‘Are you Joab? ’ ‘I am,’ he replied. ‘Listen to the words of your servant,’ she said to him. He answered, ‘I’m listening.’

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:12

Then the woman said, ‘Please, may your servant speak a word to my lord the king? ’ ‘Speak,’ he replied.

1 Samuel 25:24

She knelt at his feet and said, ‘The guilt is mine, my lord, but please let your servant speak to you directly. Listen to the words of your servant.

2 Samuel 20:16

a wise woman called out from the city, ‘Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here and let me speak with him.’

2 Samuel 20:18

She said, ‘In the past they used to say, “Seek counsel in Abel,” and that’s how they settled disputes.