⁹ Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit^[a] of wisdom^(A) because Moses had laid his hands on him.^(B) So the Israelites listened to him and did what the Lord had commanded Moses.

²⁰ Your servant Joab did this to change the present situation. My lord has wisdom^(A) like that of an angel of God—he knows everything that happens in the land.^(B)”

¹⁵ Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience^(A) means salvation,^(B) just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him.^(C)