And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

{There was} a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

And David said to Abigail, Blessed {be} the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:

Now the name of the man {was} Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and {she was} a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man {was} churlish and evil in his doings; and he {was} of the house of Caleb.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue {is} the law of kindness.

Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast {it} out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king. {retired: Heb. were scattered}

A wise {man} scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise {men} of Babylon: {answered...: Chaldee, returned} {captain...: or, chief marshal: Chaldee, chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen}

A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong {men} retain riches.

Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty {men} which are in the city.