And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
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Verse 15 is found in chapter 20 of 2 Samuel. Sheba reaches Abel-beth-maacah and takes refuge in the city. A wise woman negotiates with Joab and persuades the inhabitants to deliver Sheba’s head to prevent the city’s destruction. The resolution presents an alternative form of leadership amid war: wisdom and negotiation accomplish what force might have achieved only through great destruction. The rebellion ends without a prolonged battle because of the intervention of a female citizen.
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und kamen und belagerten ihn zu Abel-Beth-Maacha und schütteten einen Wall gegen die Stadt hin, daß er bis an die Vormauer langte; und alles Volk, das mit Joab war, stürmte und wollte die Mauer niederwerfen.
Y vinieron y cercáronlo en Abel de Beth-maachâ, y pusieron baluarte contra la ciudad; y puesto que fue al muro, todo el pueblo que estaba con Joab trabajaba por derribar la muralla.
Ils vinrent assiéger Schéba dans Abel-Beth-Maaca, et ils élevèrent contre la ville une terrasse qui atteignait le rempart. Tout le peuple qui était avec Joab sapait la muraille pour la faire tomber.
E tutta la gente ch’era con Ioab, venne e l’assediò in Abel di Bet-maaca; e fecero un argine contro alla città, il quale essendo condotto fino all’antimuro, essi tagliavano il muro, per farlo cadere.
E vieram, e o cercaram em Abel de Bete-Maaca, e levantaram uma barragem contra a cidade, e isto colocado na trincheira; e todo o povo que estava com Joabe batia no muro, para derrubá-lo.
跟隨 約押 的眾百姓到了 伯‧瑪迦 的 亞比拉 ,圍困 示巴 ,對著城建土堆,與城郭相對。他們猛撞城牆,要使城倒塌。
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