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?