2 Samuel 20:17-19

Good News Translation

¹⁷ Joab went, and she asked, “Are you Joab?”

“Yes, I am,” he answered.

“Listen to me, sir,” she said.

“I'm listening,” he answered.

¹⁸ She said, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Go and get your answer in the city of Abel’—and that's just what they did. ¹⁹ Ours is a great city, one of the most peaceful and loyal in Israel. Why are you trying to destroy it? Do you want to ruin what belongs to the Lord?”