Cross References So she went to all the people, and spoke to them wisely: and they cut off the head of Seba the son of Bochri, and cast it out to Joab. And he sounded the trumpet, and they departed from the city, every one to their home: and Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king. 2 Samuel 18:16 And Joab sounded the trumpet, and kept back the people from pursuing after Israel in their flight, being willing to spare the multitude. 2 Samuel 18:17 And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the forest, and they laid an exceeding great heap of stones upon him: but all Israel fled to their own dwellings. 2 Samuel 20:1 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Seba, the son of Bochri, a man of Jemini: and he sounded the trumpet, and said: We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Isai: return to thy dwellings, O Israel. 2 Samuel 20:16 And a wise woman cried out from the city: Hear, hear, and say to Joab: Come near hither, and I will speak with thee. Ecclesiastes 9:13 This wisdom also I have seen under the sun, and it seemed to me to be very great: Ecclesiastes 9:15 Now there was found in it a man poor and wise, and he delivered the city by his wisdom, and no man afterward remembered that poor man. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge So she went to all the people, and spoke to them wisely: and they cut off the head of Seba the son of Bochri, and cast it out to Joab. And he sounded the trumpet, and they departed from the city, every one to their home: and Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king. in her wisdom Ecclesiastes 7:19 Wisdom hath strengthened the wise more than ten princes of the city. Ecclesiastes 9:14-18 A little city, and few men in it: there came against it a great king, and invested it, and built bulwarks round about it, and the siege was perfect. . . . he blew 2 Samuel 20:1 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Seba, the son of Bochri, a man of Jemini: and he sounded the trumpet, and said: We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Isai: return to thy dwellings, O Israel. 2 Samuel 2:28 Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the army stood still, and did not pursue after Israel any farther, nor fight any more. 2 Samuel 18:16 And Joab sounded the trumpet, and kept back the people from pursuing after Israel in their flight, being willing to spare the multitude. retired [heb] were scattered 2 Samuel 3:28-39 And when David heard of it, after the thing was now done, he said: I, and my kingdom are innocent before the Lord for ever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner: . . . 2 Samuel 11:6-21 And David sent to Joab, saying: Send me Urias the Hethite. And Joab sent Urias to David. . . . Ecclesiastes 8:11 For because sentence is not speedily pronounced against the evil, the children of men commit evils without any fear. Context Sheba's Rebellion…21The matter is not so, but a man of mount Ephraim, Seba the son of Bochri by name, hath lifted up his hand against king David: deliver him only, and we will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab: Behold his head shall be thrown to thee from the wall. 22So she went to all the people, and spoke to them wisely: and they cut off the head of Seba the son of Bochri, and cast it out to Joab. And he sounded the trumpet, and they departed from the city, every one to their home: and Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.23So Joab was over all the army of Israel: and Banaias the son of Joiada was over the Cerethites and Phelethites,… Lexicon Then the womanהָאִשָּׁ֨ה (hā·’iš·šāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female went וַתָּבוֹא֩ (wat·tā·ḇō·w) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every the people הָעָ֜ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock with her wise counsel, בְּחָכְמָתָ֗הּ (bə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2451: Wisdom and they cut off וַֽיִּכְרְת֞וּ (way·yiḵ·rə·ṯū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant the head רֹ֨אשׁ (rōš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head of Sheba שֶׁ֤בַע (še·ḇa‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7652: Sheba -- two Israelites son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son of Bichri בִּכְרִי֙ (biḵ·rî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1075: Bichri -- 'youthful', a Benjamite, perhaps also his desc and threw וַיַּשְׁלִ֣כוּ (way·yaš·li·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7993: To throw out, down, away it to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to Joab. יוֹאָ֔ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites So he blew וַיִּתְקַע֙ (way·yiṯ·qa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8628: To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman the trumpet בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר (baš·šō·w·p̄ār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7782: A cornet, curved horn and [his men] dispersed וַיָּפֻ֥צוּ (way·yā·p̄u·ṣū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6327: To be dispersed or scattered from מֵֽעַל־ (mê·‘al-) Preposition-m Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against the city, הָעִ֖יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement each אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person to his own home. לְאֹהָלָ֑יו (lə·’ō·hā·lāw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 168: A tent And Joab וְיוֹאָ֛ב (wə·yō·w·’āḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites returned שָׁ֥ב (šāḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the king הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king in Jerusalem. יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel Additional Translations Then 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 trumpet and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned 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 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 to the king. 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. And the woman went in to all the people, and she spoke to all the city in her wisdom; and they took off the head of Sabee the son of Bochori; and took it away and threw it to Joab: and he blew the trumpet, and the people separated from the city away from him, every man to his tent: and Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king. Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king. 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. Then the woman went to 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 to 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. Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king. And the woman cometh unto all the people in her wisdom, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri, and cast it unto Joab, and he bloweth with a trumpet, and they are scattered from the city, each to his tents, and Joab hath turned back to Jerusalem unto the king. 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