Oh, Yes, It's Ladies' Might

And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still. When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichrin. And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him. And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down. Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee. And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear. Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter. I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel; why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD? And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. The matter is not so: but a Asahel man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall. 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.-2 Samuel 20:12-22***Amasa, Joab, Abishai and Asahel were the nephews of David. Amasa was born to David's sister Abigail. Joab, Abishai and Asahel were born to David's sister Zeruiah. Sometime after Samuel the priest, prophet and judge from the tribe of Levi anointed David to reign as king, according to the command of the Lord God, and David began serving as a musician and an armor-bearer for King Saul, the reigning ruler, David killed Goliath the gigantic Philistine. David and Jonathan, Saul's son, made a covenant. The Israelite women sang of David higher than they sang of Saul, and Saul was angry. Saul wanted to kill David, and became afraid of David, and sent David on missions to get killed, and commanded others, including Jonathan, to kill David. Saul's daughter Michal was married to David and helped David escape from their home. Joab, Abishai and Asahel were with David during the years that David was evading Saul. After the Philistines killed Jonathan and his brothers Malchishua and Abinadab (Ishui?), and Saul's self-inflicted death on the same battlefield, men from the tribe of Judah, the birth tribe of David and his nephews, anointed 30-year-old David, and David began to reign only over the tribe of Judah. Saul's cousin and army commander Abner set Saul's son Ishbosheth (Eshbaal) as king over the other Israelite tribes. In Gibeon, the men following Ishbosheth and Abner fought those led by Joab. Joab and his men defeated Ishbosheth's men. After the fight, Abner unwillingly killed Asahel. When Ishbosheth spoke accusingly, Abner stopped his association with Ishbosheth and started working to ensure that David was king. Sometime thereafter, Joab killed Abner. David pronounced a judgment upon Joab and voiced his concern that Joab and Abishai were too much for him. After Ishbosheth was murdered, the Israelite elders went to David and David made a covenant with them. The elders anointed 37-year-old David, and David became the 2nd king to rule over all of the Israelites in the Promised Land. David appointed Joab to serve as army commander, and Joab was a loyal strategist on the battlefield and amid family matters. While David reigned, Absalom, the son born to David and Maacah, had himself proclaimed king. David, Joab and the others on their side immediately left Jerusalem. Before Joab and those with him went to battle Absalom's men, David told Joab and the 2 commanders with Joab to treat Absalom gently. Joab and his warriors defeated Absalom's troops. Moreover, Joab thrust 3 weapons into Absalom's heart, and Joab's armor-bearers finished the assault. When David was mourning Absalom's death, Joab insisted that David speak to the troops. Shortly thereafter, David appointed Amasa, who had served as army commander during Absalom's short reign, the new army commander. Sheba, from the tribe of Benjamin, the tribe of Saul and his descendants, started a revolt. The Israelites from the tribe of Judah remained loyal to David. David sent Amasa to gather the men of Judah together, and sent Abishai with troops, including Joab, to capture Sheba. Meanwhile, Joab came across Amasa and killed him, and led the troops on a hunt for Sheba. A woman in the Israelite city wherein Sheba was hiding proved instrumental in saving her city and bringing an end to Sheba's life. Over 900 years after Solomon, the 2nd child born to David and Bathsheba, became the 3rd king to rule over all of the Israelites, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings 1:1-11:43, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-3:24, 8:1-40, 9:35-29:30, 2 Chronicles 1:1-9:31, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26

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