So Joab came near her. She asked him, “Are you Joab?” He answered, “Yes, I am.” Then she said, “Listen to what I say.” Joab said, “I’m listening.”
The woman said, “Let me say something to you, my master and king.” The king said, “Speak.”
But a wise woman shouted out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here. I want to talk to him!”
Then the woman said, “In the past people would say, ‘Ask for advice at Abel,’ and the problem would be solved.
She fell at David’s feet and said, “My master, let the blame be on me! Please let me talk to you. Listen to what I say.