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2 Samuel 14:20

Joab
Wisdom

18 Then the king said to the woman, “I am going to ask you something; do not conceal it from me!” “Let my lord the king speak,” she replied.

19 So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.

Joab your servant has done this to bring about this change of affairs, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that happens in the land.”

21 Then the king said to Joab, “I hereby grant this request. Go, bring back the young man Absalom.”

22 Joab fell facedown in homage and blessed the king. “Today,” said Joab, “your servant knows that he has found favor with you, my lord the king, because the king has granted his request.”

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BSB
Joab your servant has done this to bring about this change of affairs, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that happens in the land.”
KJV
To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
WEB
Your servant Joab has done this thing to change the face of the matter. My lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are on the earth.”
ASV
to change the face of the matter hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
DARBY
in order to turn the appearance of the thing has thy servant Joab done this thing; but my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all that is in the earth.
BLB
In order to bring about the change of this thing, your servant Joab has done this thing. And my lord [is] wise, like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that [is] in the land.”
ÅB
For å gi saken et annet utseende har din tjener Joab gjort dette; men min herre er vis, som en Guds engel i visdom, så han vet alt som hender på jorden.
OTB
Din tjener Joab har gjort dette for å bringe om denne forandringen i situasjonen. Men min herre er klok, som Guds engels visdom, til å vite alt som er på jorden.”
B1930
For å gi saken et annet utseende har din tjener Joab gjort dette; men min herre er vis, som en Guds engel i visdom, så han vet alt som hender på jorden.

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