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The wise woman of Abel of Beth Maacah, and the head of Sheba the son of Bichri thrown out to Joab

벧마아가 아벨의 지혜로운 여인과 요압에게 던진 비그리의 아들 세바의 머리

2 Samuel 20:14–22: the text says, “He went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, to Beth Maacah, and all the Berites. They were gathered together, and went also after him. They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab battered the wall to throw it down.” Then a wise woman cries out of the city, “Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, ‘Come near here, that I may speak with you.’” He comes near to her; and the woman says, “Are you Joab?” He answers, “I am.” Then she says to him, “Hear the words of your servant.” He answers, “I’m listening.” Then she speaks, saying, “They used to say in old times, ‘They shall surely ask counsel at Abel,’ and so they settled a matter. I am among those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?” Joab answers, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. The matter is not so. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David. Just deliver him, and I will depart from the city.” The woman says to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.” Then the woman goes to all the people in her wisdom. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and throw it out to Joab. He blows the trumpet, and they are dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. Then Joab returns to Jerusalem to the king. The Korean Revised Version names Joab at 20:14, 20:17 and 20:22 and Sheba at 20:15, and reads 베림 온 땅, all the land of Berim, where WEB reads “all the Berites”.

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2SA 20:14–22, engwebp
¹⁴He went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, to Beth Maacah, and all the Berites. They were gathered together, and went also after him.
¹⁵They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab battered the wall to throw it down.
¹⁶Then a wise woman cried out of the city, “Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, ‘Come near here, that I may speak with you.’”
¹⁷He came near to her; and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He answered, “I am.” Then she said to him, “Hear the words of your servant.” He answered, “I’m listening.”
¹⁸Then she spoke, saying, “They used to say in old times, ‘They shall surely ask counsel at Abel,’ and so they settled a matter.
¹⁹I am among those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”
²⁰Joab answered, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
²¹The matter is not so. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David. Just deliver him, and I will depart from the city.” The woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”
²²Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. He blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
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Joab — Took part in — The wise woman of Abel of Beth Maacah, and the head of Sheba the son of Bichri thrown out to Joab

Evidence: 2 Samuel 20:14–22
Sheba (son of Bichri) — Took part in — The wise woman of Abel of Beth Maacah, and the head of Sheba the son of Bichri thrown out to Joab

Evidence: 2 Samuel 20:14–22
The wise woman of Abel of Beth Maacah, and the head of Sheba the son of Bichri thrown out to Joab — Narrated location — Abel of Beth Maacah

Evidence: 2 Samuel 20:14–22

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Entry: The wise woman of Abel of Beth Maacah, and the head of Sheba the son of Bichri thrown out to Joab (event-2sa-20-the-wise-woman-of-abel-of-beth-maacah)
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Current wording: 2 Samuel 20:14–22: the text says, “He went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, to Beth Maacah, and all the Berites. They were gathered together, and went also after him. They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab battered the wall to throw it down.” Then a wise woman cries out of the city, “Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, ‘Come near here, that I may speak with you.’” He comes near to her; and the woman says, “Are you Joab?” He answers, “I am.” Then she says to him, “Hear the words of your servant.” He answers, “I’m listening.” Then she speaks, saying, “They used to say in old times, ‘They shall surely ask counsel at Abel,’ and so they settled a matter. I am among those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?” Joab answers, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. The matter is not so. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David. Just deliver him, and I will depart from the city.” The woman says to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.” Then the woman goes to all the people in her wisdom. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and throw it out to Joab. He blows the trumpet, and they are dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. Then Joab returns to Jerusalem to the king. The Korean Revised Version names Joab at 20:14, 20:17 and 20:22 and Sheba at 20:15, and reads 베림 온 땅, all the land of Berim, where WEB reads “all the Berites”.
Cited evidence: 2SA 20:14–22, engwebp
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