2 Samuel 14:20

To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

Cross-references

In 2 Samuel 14:17, the same woman calls the king 'like an angel of God to discern good and evil' — echoing the identical compliment here.

2 Samuel 19:27 repeats the phrase 'the king is like the angel of God' — Mephibosheth uses this same flattering comparison to David.

In 2 Sam 18:13, Joab says nothing is hidden from the king, echoing the woman's claim that David knows all things.

In 1 Sam 29:9, Achish says David is blameless as an angel of God, the same phrase used here for his wisdom—a strong verbal parallel.

In 1 Kings 10:3, Solomon answers all questions with nothing hidden from him, mirroring the depiction of David's all-knowing wisdom.