2 Samuel 20:22

So the woman replied, "Watch this! His head will be thrown to you over the city wall." Then the woman wisely went back to her people. They cut off the head of Bichri's son Sheba and threw it out to Joab, so Joab sounded his battle trumpet and they withdrew from the city. Everybody went back home and Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 20:1

Right about then, Bichri's son Sheba, an ungodly man from the tribe of Benjamin, sounded a battle trumpet and announced: We've never been a part of David! We'll never gain anything from Jesse's son! It's every man to his tent, Israel!

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom given as strength to a wise person is better than having ten powerful men in the city.

2 Samuel 2:28

So Joab sounded his battle trumpet, his entire army stopped pursuing Israel any longer, and they quit fighting.

2 Samuel 3:28-39

Later on, David found out about it and proclaimed, "Let me and my kingdom remain guiltless forever in the LORD's presence for the death of Ner's son Abner.

2 Samuel 11:6-21

So David summoned Joab, and told him, "Send me Uriah the Hittite." So Joab sent Uriah to David.

2 Samuel 18:16

At this, Joab sounded his battle trumpet and his troops stopped pursuing the other Israelis.

2 Samuel 20:16

Just then a wise woman called out from the city. "Attention!" she said, "Go tell Joab "Come here! I want to talk to you!'"

Ecclesiastes 8:11

Whenever a sentence for a crime is not carried out swiftly, the human mind becomes determined to commit evil.

Ecclesiastes 9:13-18

I also observed this example of wisdom on earth, and it seemed important to me:

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Summary

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.

General references

Bible References

In her wisdom

Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom given as strength to a wise person is better than having ten powerful men in the city.
Ecclesiastes 9:14
There was a little city with few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built massive siege ramps against it.

And joab

2 Samuel 3:28
Later on, David found out about it and proclaimed, "Let me and my kingdom remain guiltless forever in the LORD's presence for the death of Ner's son Abner.
2 Samuel 11:6
So David summoned Joab, and told him, "Send me Uriah the Hittite." So Joab sent Uriah to David.
Ecclesiastes 8:11
Whenever a sentence for a crime is not carried out swiftly, the human mind becomes determined to commit evil.

General references

Judges 9:55
When the men of Israel noticed that Abimelech was dead, they each left for home.
Proverbs 17:11
A rebellious person seeks evil; a cruel emissary will be sent to oppose him.

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