2 Samuel 20:22

22 Enseguida la mujer se dirigió a todo el pueblo con su sabio consejo, y le cortaron la cabeza a Seba y se la arrojaron a Joab. Así que Joab tocó el cuerno de carnero, llamó a sus tropas y se retiraron del ataque. Todos volvieron a sus casas y Joab regresó a Jerusalén para encontrarse con el rey.

2 Samuel 20:22 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 20:22

Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom
Went from the wall of the city into it, and convened the principal inhabitants together, and made so wise a speech to them, and represented things in such a light, and so prudently conducted, that they unanimously agreed to her motion:

and they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast [it] out
to Joab;
whose face Joab knew full well, and was satisfied it was his head that was thrown over:

and he blew a trumpet;
as a sign of retreat:

and they retired from the city, every man to his tent;
the army under Joab broke up the siege, and departed, every man to his own city, as the Targum:

and Joab returned unto Jerusalem unto the king;
to give him an account of his success, and how the rebellion was crushed; and this gave him courage and boldness to appear before the king, which one would wonder else he should have, when he had killed his general in cold blood, the king had sent out, and without his leave had reassumed his post as general of the army; but he was a bold daring man, a man of blood, and hardened in sin, and had power in the army, and over David himself, that he could not do what he would with him, but was obliged to be silent, and overlook things, and even to reestablish him in his office, as appears by what follows.

2 Samuel 20:22 In-Context

20 Joab contestó:
—¡Créame, no quiero devorar ni destruir su ciudad!

21 Ese no es mi propósito. Lo único que quiero es capturar a un hombre llamado Seba, hijo de Bicri, de la zona montañosa de Efraín, quien se rebeló contra el rey David. Si ustedes me entregan a ese hombre, dejaré a la ciudad en paz.
—Muy bien —respondió la mujer—, arrojaremos su cabeza sobre la muralla.

22 Enseguida la mujer se dirigió a todo el pueblo con su sabio consejo, y le cortaron la cabeza a Seba y se la arrojaron a Joab. Así que Joab tocó el cuerno de carnero, llamó a sus tropas y se retiraron del ataque. Todos volvieron a sus casas y Joab regresó a Jerusalén para encontrarse con el rey.

23 Ahora bien, Joab era el comandante del ejército de Israel; Benaía, hijo de Joiada, era el capitán de la escolta del rey.

24 Adoniram
estaba a cargo de los trabajadores; Josafat, hijo de Ahilud, era el historiador real.