17 And he cometh near unto her, and the woman saith, 'Art thou Joab?' and he saith, 'I 'am'.' And she saith to him, 'Hear the words of thy handmaid;' and he saith, 'I am hearing.'
18 and she speaketh, saying, 'They spake often in former times, saying, Let them diligently ask at Abel, and so they finished.
19 I 'am' of the peaceable -- faithful ones of Israel; thou art seeking to destroy a city, and a mother in Israel; why dost thou swallow up the inheritance of Jehovah?
20 And Joab answereth and saith, 'Far be it -- far be it from me; I do not swallow up nor destroy.
21 The matter 'is' not so; for a man of the hill-country of Ephraim -- Sheba son of Bichri his name -- hath lifted up his hand against the king, against David; give ye up him by himself, and I go away from the city.' And the woman saith unto Joab, 'Lo, his head is cast unto thee over the wall.'
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