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Verse 2 Samuel 20:16. _A WISE WOMAN_] She was probably governess....
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10. THE REVOLT OF SHEBA
CHAPTER 20
_ 1. Sheba's revolt (2 Samuel 20:1)_
2. The ten concubines shut up (2 Samuel 20:3)
3. Amasa's failure (2 Samuel 20:4)
4. Joab and the death of Amasa ...
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1 SAMUEL 20. THE REVOLT OF SHEBA (J).
2 SAMUEL 20:1 F. The result of this altercation was a fresh rebellion
under a Benjamite, Sheba ben Bichri.
2 SAMUEL 20:3. The members of the king's harem whom...
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HEAR. Repeated by Figure of speech _Epizeuxis._ App-6....
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_a wise woman_ Cp. ch. 2 Samuel 14:2.
_out of the city_ The Sept. reads "from the wall....
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Sheba besieged in Abel-Beth-Maachah
14. _And he went_ Joab marched rapidly northward, gathering forces as
he went.
_unto Abel, and to Beth-maachah_ Abel was apparently near
Beth-Maachah, which is not...
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THEN CRIED A WISE WOMAN, &C.— As Joab pressed the siege with all
earnestness, a _wise woman,_ who probably was governess of the city,
(an office, though generally filled by men, yet sometimes administ...
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_Sheba's Death._ 2 Samuel 20:14-23
14 And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to
Beth-maachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together,
and went also after him.
15 And...
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_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._ THEN CRIED A
WISE WOMAN. The appeal of this woman, who, like Deborah, w...
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THE REBELLION OF SHEBA
Sheba takes advantage of the jealousy of the men of Israel to begin a
rebellion, which, but for the prompt action of Joab, might have
resulted in a disruption between Israel and...
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DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL
2 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 20
SHEBA OPPOSES DAVID
V1 Sheba, the son of Bicri, happened to be there. He came from the
*tribe of Benjamin. He was a wicked man....
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וַ תִּקְרָ֛א אִשָּׁ֥ה חֲכָמָ֖ה מִן
־הָ עִ֑יר
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ONE HEAD SAVES MANY
2 Samuel 20:14
This wise woman, by her intervention, saved many lives, and reminds us
of the value of presence of mind in a great crisis. She gave Joab to
understand, first, that...
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The occasion invariably finds the man for evil as well as for good.
Sheba seized the strife between Judah and Israel as an opportunity to
attempt to divide the kingdom.
David's hosts went forth again...
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_Say to Joab. This woman was noted for her prudence, and it was hoped
that her words would have more influence to disarm Joab. She addresses
those who were nearest the wall, that she may have an inter...
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(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. (17) And
when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Jo...
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In the sketch proposed of these books of scripture there is of course
no pretension to notice every point of interest they contain, but only
a general comprehensive view, as far as the Lord enables me...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 14 THROUGH 20.
David's partiality for Absalom had yet other and more painful results,
and heavy chastisements. It is painful to see the conqueror of Goliath
d...
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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 wo...
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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.
Ver. 16. _Then cried a wise woman out of the city._] There are wise
wome...
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1 By occasion of the quarrell, Sheba maketh a party in Israel.
3 Dauids ten concubines are shut vp in perpetual prison.
4 Amasa made captaine ouer Iudah, is slaine by Ioab.
14 Ioab pursueth Sheba v...
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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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THE DEATH OF SHEBA...
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Satan is always ready to take advantage of such occasions among God's
people, and he had a man there of worthless, ambitious character,
Sheba, the son of Bichri was actually a Benjamite, not from any...
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14-22 Justly is that place attacked, which dares to harbour a
traitor; nor will the heart fare better which indulges rebellious
lusts, that will not have Christ to reign over them. A discreet woman,...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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2 Samuel 20:16 wise H2450 woman H802 out H7121 (H8799) city H5892 Hear
H8085 (H8798) Hear H8085 ...
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CONTENTS: Joab murders Amasa. Suppression of Sheba's revolt.
CHARACTERS: David, Joab, Amasa, Sheba, Abishai.
CONCLUSION: We must not think it strange while in this world if the
end of one trouble be...
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2 Samuel 20:1. _Sheba, a Benjamite,_ and a captain high in command
under Absalom, in whose heart the embers of revolt were still burning.
This man, seeing the anger of the tribes at not being called t...
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_Then cried a wise woman out of the city._
ABEL’S ORACLE; OR PRUDENCE AND PEACEABLENESS
I. The people in Abel of Bethmaachah are on the verge of ruin, for
Joab is battering away at the walls. Soon hi...
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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 20:1 Sheba’s rebellion is directly
connected with the split within the nation seen in 2 Samuel 19:41.
This particular rebellion does not seem to have gained support ou
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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 20:16 The WOMAN is WISE (v. 2 Samuel
20:16), skilled in choosing a strategy to avert destructi
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.—
2 Samuel 20:14. “ABEL.” _Lit., meadow_, and the name of several
places in Palestine, but from its proximity to Beth-Maachah (with
which it is sometimes joined, 2 Samuel...
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EXPOSITION
2 SAMUEL 20:1
THERE HAPPENED TO BE THERE A MAN OF BELIAL. The fierce words of the
men of Judah led to evil results. It was a time when all wise and
thoughtful persons would have laboured f...
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But in chapter twenty, this division is manifested by this particular
fellow by the name of Sheba, who is of the tribe of Benjamin. And he
blew a trumpet in Israel, which was always a signal gathering...
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1 Samuel 25:3; 1 Samuel 25:32; 1 Samuel 25:33; 2 Samuel 14:2;...
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Then cried a wise woman — It seems none of all the men of Abel,
offered to treat with Joab: no, not when they were reduced to
extremity: but one wise woman saved the city. Souls know no difference
of...