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2 Samuel 20:21
The matter is not so. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David. Just deliver him, and I will depart from the city.” The woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”

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2 Samuel 20:20
Joab answered, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

Ecclesiastes 9:13
I have also seen wisdom under the sun in this way, and it seemed great to me.

Ecclesiastes 9:14
There was a little city, and few men within it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.

Ecclesiastes 9:15
Now a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

Ecclesiastes 9:16
Then I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” Nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Ecclesiastes 9:17
The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules among fools.

Ecclesiastes 9:18
Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.

Proverbs 21:22
A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of its confidence.

Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.

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Judges 9:53
A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, and broke his skull.

2 Samuel 11:21
Who struck Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Didn’t a woman cast an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?’ then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.’ ”

Job 31:3
Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?

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2 Samuel 18:28
Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, “All is well.” He bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, “Blessed is Yahweh your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king!”

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1 Kings 2:32
Yahweh will return his blood on his own head, because he fell on two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, and my father David didn’t know it: Abner the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.

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Isaiah 26:11
Yahweh, your hand is lifted up, yet they don’t see; but they will see your zeal for the people and be disappointed. Yes, fire will consume your adversaries.

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