Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it out to Joab — So he blew the trumpet, and they dispersed from the city, each to his home — And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem — The woman persuades the town to execute Sheba. His head is thrown over the wall, and Joab, receiving the proof of the rebel's death, signals the end of the siege. The forces disperse, and Joab returns to David in Jerusalem. The rebellion is quelled without destroying the city—a negotiated resolution that avoids needless carnage.

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