When he had come near to her, the woman asked, “Are you Joab?” “I am,” he replied. “Listen to the words of your servant,” she said. “I am listening,” he answered.
We have here the conclusion of Sheba's attempt. I. The rebel, when he had rambled over all the tribes of Israel, and found them not so willing, upon second thoughts, to follow him, as they had been upon a sudden provocation to desert David (having only picked up a few like himself, that sided with him), at length entered Abel-Beth-maacah, a strong city in the...
Commenting on 2 Samuel 20:14-22
And when he was come near unto her,.... As he did, upon the information of his men, that a woman on the wall had something to say to him: the woman said, art thou Joab? she was willing to be satisfied that he was really the general, before she would impart her mind to him: and he answered, I am he; the very person you...
2Sa 20:16-18 Then a wise woman of the city desired to speak to Joab, and said (from the wall) to him (2Sa 20:18), “They were formerly accustomed to say, ask Abel; and so they brought (a thing) to pass.” These words show that Abel had formerly been celebrated for the wisdom of its inhabitants.
Commenting on 2 Samuel 20:16-18