16And a wise woman calleth out of the city, 'Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, and I speak unto thee.'


In Context

13 When he hath been removed out of the highway, every man hath passed on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba son of Bichri.

14 And he passeth over through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Beth-Maachah, and to all the Berites, and they are assembled, and go in also after him,

15 and they go in and lay siege against him, in Abel of Beth-Maachah, and cast up a mount against the city, and it standeth in a trench, and all the people who are are with Joab are destroying, to cause the wall to fall.

16 And a wise woman calleth out of the city, 'Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, and I speak unto thee.'

17 And he cometh near unto her, and the woman saith, 'Art thou Joab?' and he saith, 'I am.' And she saith to him, 'Hear the words of thy handmaid;' and he saith, 'I am hearing.'

18 and she speaketh, saying, 'They spake often in former times, saying, Let them diligently ask at Abel, and so they finished.

2 Samuel 20:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:16a wise woman called from the city, "Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here so I can speak to him."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:16Then 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:16And a wise woman cried out from the city: Hear, hear, and say to Joab: Come near hither, and I will speak with thee.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:16Then 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16And a wise woman cried out of the city, Hear, hear: say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:16Then 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, to Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16Then a wise woman cried out of the city, |Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, 'Come near here, that I may speak with you.'|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:16Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, to Joab, Come near here, that I may speak with you.