2 Samuel 20:16 - Modern English Version

¹⁶ a wise woman called from the city, “Listen! Listen! Say to Joab, ‘Come closer so that I may speak with you.’ ”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Then a wise woman of the city cried, Hear, hear! Say to Joab, Come here so I can speak to you.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Then a wise woman called from the city, “Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come over here, so I can talk to him.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And a wise woman exclaimed from the city: "Listen, listen, and say to Joab: Draw near, and I will speak with you."

2 Samuel 20:16 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 14:2

So Joab sent a request to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He instructed her, “Act as if you are observing mourning rites. Put on mourning garments, and do not anoint yourself with oil, but act like a woman who has been mourning over the dead like this for many days.

2 Samuel 20:17

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.”

2 Samuel 20:22

The woman, with her wisdom, came to all of the people in the city, and they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri. When they threw it to Joab, he blew the horn, and they dispersed from the city, each going to his own tent. Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.

Daniel 2:14

Then Daniel answered with discretion and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.

1 Samuel 25:3

The man’s name was Nabal and the name of his wife Abigail. She was a woman of good understanding and beautiful, but the man was harsh and evil in his actions and he was a Calebite.