¹⁷ Your servant thought: May the word of my lord the king bring relief, for my lord the king is able to discern the good and the bad like the angel of God.^(A) May the Lord your God be with you.”

²⁰ Joab your servant has done this to address the issue indirectly,^[a] but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, knowing everything on earth.”

²⁷ Ziba slandered your servant to my lord the king.^(A) But my lord the king is like the angel of God,^(B) so do whatever you think best.^[a]