2 Samuel 20:17

Modern English Version

When he came near, the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He said, “I am.” She said to him, “Listen to the words of your servant,” and he said, “I’m listening.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:12

Then the woman said, “Allow your servant to speak a word to my lord the king.” So he said, “Speak.”

2 Samuel 20:16

a wise woman called from the city, “Listen! Listen! Say to Joab, ‘Come closer so that I may speak with you.’ ”

2 Samuel 20:18

She said, “In former times, they would say, ‘Let them inquire carefully in Abel,’ and thus they would resolve an issue.

1 Samuel 25:24

So she fell at his feet and said, “Against me alone, my lord, is the guilt. Please let your handmaid speak in your ears, and hear the words of your handmaid.