2 Samuel 20:1-26

20:3 | These ten concubines are the ones David had left behind in Jerusalem, who Solomon had taken as his own (15:16; 16:22).

20:16-22 | This unnamed wise woman broke the social code of the day that said women should be silent, and she saved her village. As with Queen Esther, sometimes a few will-timed words can avert disaster.

20:23 | Joab had regained his position, which he retained until he participated in Adonijah’s rebellion (1 Kgs. 1:7; 2:28-35).