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2 Samuel 20:16-18
EasyEnglish Bible
2 Samuel 20:16-18
EasyEnglish Bible
16 Then a wise woman stood on the wall and she shouted to them, ‘Listen! Listen to me! Tell Joab to come near so that I can speak to him!’
17 So Joab went towards her. The woman asked him, ‘Are you Joab?’
He answered, ‘Yes, I am.’
She said to him, ‘Please listen to what I have to say.’
‘I am listening, so tell me,’ he replied.
18 Then she said, ‘A long time ago, people said, “If you want an answer to your problem, go to Abel city.” So that is what people did when they had problems.
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2 Samuel 20:16-18
New International Version
2 Samuel 20:16-18
New International Version
16 a wise woman(A) called from the city, “Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here so I can speak to him.” 17 He went toward her, and she asked, “Are you Joab?”
“I am,” he answered.
She said, “Listen to what your servant has to say.”
“I’m listening,” he said.
18 She continued, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Get your answer at Abel,’ and that settled it.
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