2 Samuel 20:16 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 20:16

a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Then 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.

KJV

Then 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.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Then cried a wise woman - It seems none of all the men of Abel, offered to treat with Joab: no, not when they were reduced to extremity: but one wise woman saved the city. Souls know no difference of sex: many a manly heart is lodged in a female breast. Nor is the treasure of wisdom the less valuable, for being lodged in the weaker vessel.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתִּקְרָ֛א	va.tik.Ra'	and she called out	H7121 →
אִשָּׁ֥ה	'i.Shah	a woman	H802 →
חֲכָמָ֖ה	cha.kha.Mah	wise	H2450 →
מִן־	min-	from	H4480 →
הָעִ֑יר	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
שִׁמְע֤וּ	shim.'U	listen	H8085 →
שִׁמְעוּ֙	shim.'U	listen	H8085 →
אִמְרוּ־	'im.ru-	say	H559 →
נָ֣א	na'	please	H4994 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יוֹאָ֔ב	yo.'Av	Joab	H3097 →
קְרַ֣ב	ke.Rav	draw near	H7126 →
עַד־	'ad-	to	H5704 →
הֵ֔נָּה	He.nah	here	H2008 →
וַאֲדַבְּרָ֖ה	va.'a.da.be.Rah	so let me speak	H1696 →
אֵלֶֽיךָ׃	'e.Lei.kha	to you	H413 →

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1 Samuel 25:3
His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
leads to
- Proverbs 14:1
  Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
- Proverbs 31:10
  A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
- Isaiah 32:5–7
  No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.
- Psalms 10:3
  For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
- Proverbs 31:30–31
  Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Through
2 Samuel 14:2
So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act…
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 11:6
  He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
- Ruth 3:3
  Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
- Amos 1:1
  These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son…

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