2 Samuel 20:17 - Modern English Version

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.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ And when he came near her, the woman said, Are you Joab? He answered, I am. Then she said to him, Hear the words of your handmaid. He answered, I am listening.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And he came near unto her; and the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thy handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ So Joab approached her, and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” “I am,” he answered. “Pay close attention to the words of your female servant,” she said. “I’m listening,” Joab replied.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And when he had drawn near to her, she said to him, "Are you Joab?" And he responded, "I am." And she spoke in this way to him, "Listen to the words of your handmaid." He responded, "I am listening."

2 Samuel 20:17 Tagairtí Cros

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.