Wisdom from a Woman under Siege

¹⁴ (He^[a] had passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel and Beth Maacah; now all of the Berites had been treated badly, so they also followed after him.) ¹⁵ And they came and besieged him in Abel Beth Maacah. They threw up a siege ramp against the city, and they stood against the ramparts. And all the army who were with Joab were battering to cause the wall to fall. ¹⁶ Then a wise woman from the city called out, “Listen, listen! Please speak to Joab to come near here so that I may speak to you.”