2 Samuel 20:16 meaning and explanation

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

2 Samuel 20:16, Berean Standard Bible

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Joab's troops are battering the wall of Abel-beth-maacah, where the rebel Sheba has taken refuge, and an unnamed woman of the city calls down to him. She is identified only by her wisdom, and she speaks for a whole community facing destruction.

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