Joab went to talk with the woman. She asked him, “Are you Joab?” Joab answered, “Yes, I am.” Then the woman said, “Listen to me.” Joab said, “I am listening.”
The woman said, “My lord and king, please let me say something else to you.” The king said, “Speak.”
Abigail fell at his feet and said, “Sir, please let me talk to you. Listen to what I say. Blame me for what happened.
But there was a very wise woman in that city who shouted out to them and said, “Listen to me! Tell Joab to come here. I want to talk with him.”
Then the woman said, “In the past people would say, ‘Ask for help in Abel and you will get what you need.’