2 Samuel 20:15-17

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹⁵ Joab’s army came and attacked him in Abel (Beth Maacah). They put up a dirt ramp against the city, and it stood level with the outer wall. All the troops with Joab were trying to destroy the wall and tear it down.

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

¹⁷ He came near, and she asked, “Are you Joab?”

“I am,” he answered.

“Listen to what I have to say,” she told him.

“I’m listening,” he answered.