Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
There happened to be there a base
fellow
, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew the
trumpet, and said, We have no portion
in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, Israel.
And
there happened to be there a man
of
Belial
, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a
trumpet, and said, We have no part
in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O
Israel.
So all
the
men
of Israel went up from following
David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri ;
but the men of Judah joined
with
their king, from the
Jordan even to Jerusalem.
So every
man
of Israel went up from after
David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri :
but the men of Judah clave
unto
their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.
David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in custody
, and provided
them with
sustenance
, but didn't
go
in to
them. So they were shut up to
the day of their death, living in widowhood.
And
David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward
, and fed
them, but went
not
in unto
them. So they were shut up unto
the day of their death, living in widowhood.
Then said the king to Amasa, Call
me the men of Judah together
within three days, and be here present.
Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble
me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou
here present.
So Amasa went to call
[
the men of ]
Judah together;
but he stayed
longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
So Amasa went to assemble
the men of Judah :
but he tarried
longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
David said to Abishai, Now will
Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take your
lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fortified
cities, and escape out
of
our
sight
.
And
David said to Abishai, Now shall
Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou
thy
lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced
cities, and escape us
.
There went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men ;
and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
And
there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites ,
and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men :
and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came
to
meet
them. Joab
was
girded
with
his
apparel
of
war
that he had put on, and thereon
was
a sash
with a sword fastened on
his loins in the sheath of
it
; and as he went forth it fell out.
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went
before
them. And
Joab's
garment
that he had put on was
girded
unto
him
, and upon
it
a girdle
with a sword fastened upon
his loins in the sheath thereof
; and as he went forth it fell out.
Joab said to Amasa, Is
it
well
with
you
, my brother? Joab took Amasa by the beard with his
right hand to kiss him.
And
Joab said to Amasa, Art
thou
in
health
, my brother? And
Joab took Amasa by the beard with the
right hand to kiss him.
But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he struck
him therewith in the body
, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and didn't
strike
him again; and he died. Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote
him therewith in the fifth
rib
, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck
him not
again; and he died. So
Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
There
stood
by
him
one of Joab's young
men, and said, He who
favors
Joab, and he who
is for David, let him follow
Joab.
And
one of Joab's men stood
by
him
, and said, He that
favoreth
Joab, and he that
is for David, let him go
after
Joab.
Amasa lay
wallowing
in his
blood in the midst of the highway. When the man saw that all the people stood still, he carried
Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a garment
over
him, when he saw that everyone
who
came by him stood still.
And
Amasa wallowed
in blood in the midst of the highway. And
when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed
Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth
upon
him, when he saw that every
one
that
came by him stood still.
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
He went through all the tribes of Israel to
Abel, and to Beth
Maacah
, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.
And
he went through all the tribes of Israel unto
Abel, and to Bethmaachah
, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.
They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth
Maacah
, and they cast up a mound
against the city, and it stood against
the rampart;
and all the people who
were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
And
they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah
, and they cast up a bank
against the city, and it stood in
the trench:
and all the people that
were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
Then cried a wise woman out of the city, "
Hear, hear !
Please
say to
Joab, '
Come near here
, that I may speak with you
. '"
Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear ;
say ,
I
pray
you,
unto
Joab, Come near hither
, that I may speak with thee
.
He came
near to
her ;
and
the woman said, Are
you
Joab? He answered, I am. Then she said to
him, Hear the words of your
handmaid. He answered, I do hear.
And
when
he was
come
near unto
her ,
the woman said, Art
thou
Joab? And
he answered, I am he
. Then she said unto
him, Hear the words of thine
handmaid. And
he answered, I do hear.
Then she spoke
, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask [
counsel ]
at Abel: and so they ended [
the matter ]
.
Then she spake
, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
I am of those
who
are peaceable and faithful in Israel: you
seek
to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why will
you
swallow up the inheritance of Yahweh
?
I am one
of them
that
are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou
seekest
to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt
thou
swallow up the inheritance of the
LORD
?
Joab answered, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
And
Joab answered and
said
, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
The matter is not so: but a man of the
hill-country
of
Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has
lifted up his hand against the king, even against David ;
deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. The woman said to
Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to you
over the wall.
The matter is not so: but a man of mount
Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath
lifted up his hand against the king, even against David :
deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And
the woman said unto
Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee
over the wall.
Then the woman went to
all the people in her wisdom. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw
it out to Joab. He blew the
trumpet, and they were
dispersed
from the city, every man to his tent. Joab returned to Jerusalem to
the king.
Then the woman went unto
all the people in her wisdom. And
they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast
it out to Joab. And
he blew a
trumpet, and they retired
from the city, every man to his tent. And
Joab returned to Jerusalem unto
the king.
Now Joab was over all the host of Israel ;
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites ;
Now Joab was over all the host of Israel :
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites :
and Adoram was over the men
subject
to
forced
labor;
and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the
recorder ;
And Adoram was over the tribute:
and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder :
and Sheva was scribe ;
and Zadok and Abiathar were priests ;
And Sheva was scribe :
and Zadok and Abiathar were the
priests :
and also
Ira the Jairite was chief minister
to
David.
And Ira also
the Jairite was a
chief ruler
about
David.
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