2 Samuel 20:14-16

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

¹⁴ Sheba^[a] passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of Beth-maacah;^[b] and all the Bichrites^[c] assembled, and followed him inside. ¹⁵ Joab’s forces^[d] came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah; they threw up a siege-ramp against the city, and it stood against the rampart. Joab’s forces were battering the wall to break it down. ¹⁶ Then a wise woman called from the city, ‘Listen! Listen! Tell Joab, “Come here, I want to speak to you.”’