Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice and they cut off Sheba’s head and threw it out to Joab. Joab blew the trumpet, and his men dispersed from the city, each going to his own home. Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.

妇人就凭她的智慧去劝众人。他们便割下比基利的儿子示巴的首级，丢给约押。约押吹角，众人就离城而散，各归各家去了。约押回耶路撒冷，到王那里。

妇人凭她的智慧去劝众百姓，他们就割下比基利的儿子示巴的首级，丢给约押。约押吹角，众人就离城散开，各回自己的帐棚去了。约押回耶路撒冷，到王那里。

妇人凭她的智慧去劝众百姓，他们就割下比基利的儿子示巴的首级，丢给约押。约押吹角，众人就离城散开，各回自己的帐棚去了。约押回耶路撒冷，到王那里。

妇人把自己的良策告诉众人，他们便把比基利的儿子示巴的头割下来，抛给约押。约押就吹响号角令军队各自回家，自己回耶路撒冷见王。

妇人就凭她的智慧去见众人，他们就把比基利的儿子示巴的头砍下来，丢给约押；约押吹号角，众人就离城散开，各回自己的家去了。约押也回耶路撒冷去见王。

婦人就憑她的智慧去勸眾人。他們便割下比基利的兒子示巴的首級，丟給約押。約押吹角，眾人就離城而散，各歸各家去了。約押回耶路撒冷，到王那裏。

婦人憑她的智慧去勸眾百姓，他們就割下比基利的兒子示巴的首級，丟給約押。約押吹角，眾人就離城散開，各回自己的帳棚去了。約押回耶路撒冷，到王那裏。

婦人憑她的智慧去勸眾百姓，他們就割下比基利的兒子示巴的首級，丟給約押。約押吹角，眾人就離城散開，各回自己的帳棚去了。約押回耶路撒冷，到王那裏。

婦人把自己的良策告訴眾人，他們便把比基利的兒子示巴的頭割下來，拋給約押。約押就吹響號角令軍隊各自回家，自己回耶路撒冷見王。

婦人就憑她的智慧去見眾人，他們就把比基利的兒子示巴的頭砍下來，丟給約押；約押吹號角，眾人就離城散開，各回自己的家去了。約押也回耶路撒冷去見王。

婦人就憑她的聰明去見眾民。他們便割下比基利的兒子示巴的頭，丟給約押，約押吹號角，眾人就離城散開，各回各家去了。約押也回耶路撒冷到王那裏。

然後，婦人憑她的智慧去說服眾百姓，他們就把比基利的兒子示巴的頭砍下來，扔給了約押。約押吹響號角，他們就撤離那城散去，各回自己的帳篷，約押也回耶路撒冷見王去了。

婦以智慧勸眾、遂斬比基利子示巴首、擲與約押、約押吹角、眾乃離邑而散、各歸其幕、約押返耶路撒冷覲王、○

婦用巧言勸眾、斬庇革哩子示巴、擲其首級與約押、約押吹角、眾離其城、而歸故幕。約押返耶路撒冷覲王。

婦往、以其智勸眾、眾遂斬比基利子示巴之首級、擲與約押、約押吹角、眾遂離其邑、各歸己幕、約押返耶路撒冷見王、○

Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bikri and threw it to Joab. So he sounded the trumpet, and his men dispersed from the city, each returning to his home. And Joab went back to the king in Jerusalem.

Then the woman gave her wise advice to all the people in the city. They cut off the head of Sheba, the son of Bikri. They threw it down to Joab. So he blew his trumpet. Then his men pulled back from the city. Each of them returned to his home. And Joab went back to the king in Jerusalem.

Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it out to Joab. So he blew the trumpet, and they dispersed from the city, every man to his home. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.

Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice, and they cut off Sheba’s head and threw it out to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and called his troops back from the attack. They all returned to their homes, and Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem.

The woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn, and they dispersed from the city, each to his own tent. Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.

Then the woman wisely came to all the people. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, each to his tent. Joab also returned to the king at Jerusalem.

Then the woman in her wisdom went to all the people. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. Then he blew a trumpet, and they withdrew from the city, every man to his tent. So Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem.

Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. And he blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

The woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn, and they dispersed from the city, each to his own tent. Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.

Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast[ it] out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

Then 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.

Now a wicked man named Sheba son of Bicri, a Benjaminite, happened to be there. He blew the trumpet and said,“ We have no share in David; we have no inheritance in this son of Jesse! Every man go home, O Israel!”

Wisdom gives a wise person more protection than ten rulers in a city.

This is what I also observed about wisdom on earth, and it is a great burden to me:There was once a small city with a few men in it, and a mighty king attacked it, besieging it and building strong siege works against it.However, a poor but wise man lived in the city, and he could have delivered the city by his wisdom, but no one listened to that poor man.So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard among fools.Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.

When David later heard about this, he said,“ I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the LORD of the shed blood of Abner son of Ner!May his blood whirl over the head of Joab and the entire house of his father! May the males of Joab’s house never cease to have someone with a running sore or a skin disease or one who works at the spindle or one who falls by the sword or one who lacks food!”So Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel in Gibeon during the battle.David instructed Joab and all the people who were with him,“ Tear your clothes! Put on sackcloth! Lament before Abner!” Now King David followed behind the funeral bier.So they buried Abner in Hebron. The king cried loudly over Abner’s grave and all the people wept too.The king chanted the following lament for Abner:“ Should Abner have died like a fool?Your hands were not bound, and your feet were not put into irons. You fell the way one falls before criminals.” All the people wept over him again.Then all the people came and encouraged David to eat food while it was still day. But David took an oath saying,“ God will punish me severely if I taste bread or anything whatsoever before the sun sets!”All the people noticed this and it pleased them. In fact, everything the king did pleased all the people.All the people and all Israel realized on that day that the killing of Abner son of Ner was not done at the king’s instigation.Then the king said to his servants,“ Do you not realize that a great leader has fallen this day in Israel?Today I am weak, even though I am anointed as king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too much for me to bear! May the LORD punish appropriately the one who has done this evil thing!”

When a sentence is not executed at once against a crime, the human heart is encouraged to do evil.

So David sent a message to Joab that said,“ Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent Uriah to David.When Uriah came to him, David asked about how Joab and the army were doing and how the campaign was going.Then David said to Uriah,“ Go down to your home and relax.” When Uriah left the palace, the king sent a gift to him.But Uriah stayed at the door of the palace with all the servants of his lord. He did not go down to his house.So they informed David,“ Uriah has not gone down to his house.” So David said to Uriah,“ Haven’t you just arrived from a journey? Why haven’t you gone down to your house?”Uriah replied to David,“ The ark and Israel and Judah reside in temporary shelters, and my lord Joab and my lord’s soldiers are camping in the open field. Should I go to my house to eat and drink and have marital relations with my wife? As surely as you are alive, I will not do this thing!”So David said to Uriah,“ Stay here another day. Tomorrow I will send you back.” So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem both that day and the following one.Then David summoned him. He ate and drank with him, and got him drunk. But in the evening he went out to sleep on his bed with the servants of his lord; he did not go down to his own house.In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.In the letter he wrote:“ Station Uriah in the thick of the battle and then withdraw from him so he will be cut down and killed.”So as Joab kept watch on the city, he stationed Uriah at the place where he knew the best enemy soldiers were.When the men of the city came out and fought with Joab, some of David’s soldiers fell in battle. Uriah the Hittite also died.Then Joab sent a full battle report to David.He instructed the messenger as follows:“ When you finish giving the battle report to the king,if the king becomes angry and asks you,‘ Why did you go so close to the city to fight? Didn’t you realize they would shoot from the wall?Who struck down Abimelech the son of Jerub-Besheth? Didn’t a woman throw an upper millstone down on him from the wall so that he died in Thebez? Why did you go so close to the wall?’ just say to him,‘ Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.’”

a wise woman called out from the city,“ Listen up! Listen up! Tell Joab,‘ Come near so that I may speak to you.’”

Then Joab blew the trumpet and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt.

Then Joab blew the ram’s horn and all the people stopped in their tracks. They stopped chasing Israel and ceased fighting.