2 Samuel 20:16
Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
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…
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…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
a wise woman Cp. ch. 2Sa 14:2.
out of the city The Sept. reads "from the wall."
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