撒母耳记下 20:16

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

有一個聰明的婦人在城牆上呼叫：“請聽！請聽！請你們對約押說：‘請你走近這裡，我有話對你說。’”

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
有 一 个 聪 明 妇 人 从 城 上 呼 叫 说 ： 听 啊 ， 听 啊 ， 请 约 押 近 前 来 ， 我 好 与 他 说 话 。

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ Sheba went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel Beth Maacah. All the Berites also came together and followed him. ¹⁵ So Joab and his men came to Abel Beth Maacah and surrounded it. They piled dirt up against the city wall, and they began hacking at the walls to bring them down. ¹⁶ But a wise woman shouted out from the city, "Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here. I want to talk to him!" ¹⁷ So Joab came near her. She asked him, "Are you Joab?" He answered, "Yes, I am." Then she said, "Listen to what I say." Joab said, "I'm listening." ¹⁸ Then the woman said, "In the past people would say, ‘Ask for advice at Abel,' and the problem would be solved. ¹⁹ I am one of the peaceful, loyal people of Israel. You are trying to destroy an important city of Israel. Why must you destroy what belongs to the Lord ?" ²⁰ Joab answered, "I would prefer not to destroy or ruin anything! ²¹ That is not what I want. But there is a man here from the mountains of Ephraim, who is named Sheba son of Bicri. He has turned against King David. If you bring him to me, I will leave the city alone." The woman said to Joab, "His head will be thrown over the wall to you." ²² Then the woman spoke very wisely to all the people of the city. They cut off the head of Sheba son of Bicri and threw it over the wall to Joab. So he blew the trumpet, and the army left the city. Every man returned home, and Joab went back to the king in Jerusalem.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

2 Samuel 14:2, 1 Samuel 25:3, 1 Samuel 25:32, 1 Samuel 25:33, Ecclesiastes 9:14-18

Reciprocal: Proverbs 11:16 - gracious Proverbs 21:22 - General Proverbs 31:26 - openeth Ecclesiastes 7:19 - General Daniel 2:14 - with

Cross-References

Genesis 20:3
But one night God spoke to Abimelech in a dream and said, "You will die. The woman you took is married."

Genesis 20:5
Abraham himself told me, ‘This woman is my sister,' and she also said, ‘He is my brother.' I am innocent. I did not know I was doing anything wrong."

Genesis 20:6
Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, "Yes, I know you did not realize what you were doing. So I did not allow you to sin against me and touch her.

Genesis 20:8
So early the next morning, Abimelech called all his officers and told them everything that had happened in the dream. They were very afraid.

Genesis 20:9
Then Abimelech called Abraham to him and said, "What have you done to us? What wrong did I do against you? Why did you bring this trouble to my kingdom? You should not have done these things to me.

Genesis 24:65
and asked the servant, "Who is that man walking in the field to meet us?" The servant answered, "That is my master." So Rebekah covered her face with her veil.

Genesis 26:11
So Abimelech warned everyone, "Anyone who touches this man or his wife will be put to death."

Proverbs 12:1
Anyone who loves learning accepts correction, but a person who hates being corrected is stupid.

Proverbs 25:12
A wise warning to someone who will listen is as valuable as gold earrings or fine gold jewelry.

Proverbs 27:5
It is better to correct someone openly than to have love and not show it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then cried a wise woman out of the city,.... And such an one as the woman of Tekoah, supposed by some to be the governess of the city; but whoever she was, she well deserved the character of a wise woman; her conduct in this affair shows it: she cried with a loud voice, upon the wall of the city, to Joab's men, who were underneath battering it,

hear, hear; which she repeated to make them hear:

say, I pray you, unto Joab, come near hither, that I may speak with thee; tell your general I desire to speak with him; which was wisely done, to have nothing to say but to the general himself.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 20:16. A wise woman — She was probably governess.