2 Samuel 20:17

New American Standard Bible 2020

So he approached her, and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” And he answered, “I am.” Then she said to him, “Listen to the words of your slave.” And he said, “I am listening.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:12

Then the woman said, “Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king.” And he said, “Speak.”

2 Samuel 20:16

Then a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen, listen! Please tell Joab, ‘Come here that I may speak with you.’ ”

2 Samuel 20:18

Then she spoke, saying, “In the past they used to say, ‘They will undoubtedly ask advice at Abel,’ and that is how they ended a dispute.

1 Samuel 25:24

She fell at his feet and said, “On me alone, my lord, be the blame. And please let your slave speak to you, and listen to the words of your slave.