Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And there hath
been
called
there a man of worthlessness
, and
his
name `is'
Sheba, son of Bichri, a Benjamite ,
and he bloweth
with
a trumpet, and saith
, `
We have no portion
in David, and
we
have no
inheritance in the son of Jesse ;
each
to his tents, O 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.
And
every man of Israel goeth
up from after David, after
Sheba son of Bichri ,
and
the men of Judah have
cleaved
to
their king, from the
Jordan even unto
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.
And David cometh
in
unto
his house at Jerusalem ,
and the king taketh
the ten women -
concubines --
whom he had left to keep the house, and putteth
them in a
house
of
ward, and sustaineth
them, and
unto
them
he
hath
not gone
in ,
and
they are
shut up unto the day of their death, in widowhood living
.
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.
And
the king saith
unto
Amasa, `Call
for
me the men of Judah `in'
three days, and thou ,
stand
here ,'
Then
said
the king to
Amasa, Assemble
me the men of Judah within
three days, and be
thou here present.
and
Amasa goeth
to call
Judah ,
and
tarrieth
beyond
the appointed
time that
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 .
and David saith
unto
Abishai, `
Now doth
Sheba son of Bichri do evil
to
us more than Absalom ;
thou,
take the
servants
of
thy lord
, and pursue after him, lest he have
found
for
himself
fenced cities, and delivered
himself
`from'
our
eye
. '
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
.
And the
men
of
Joab
go
out after him, and the Cherethite
, and the Pelethite
, and all the mighty men ,
and they go
out from
Jerusalem to pursue after Sheba 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 .
they `are'
near
the great stone that
`
is '
in Gibeon, and
Amasa hath
gone
before them ,
and Joab
`is'
girded;
his
long
robe
he hath
put on him, and upon it a girdle --
a sword `is'
fastened upon his loins in its
sheath; and he hath
gone
out,
and
it falleth
.
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
.
And Joab saith
to Amasa, `
Art thou `
in '
peace
, my brother? '
and the
right
hand
of
Joab layeth
hold
on
the beard of
Amasa
to give
a
kiss to
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 .
and
Amasa hath
not
been
watchful
of
the sword that `is'
in the
hand of
Joab,
and
he smiteth
him with
it
unto
the fifth `
rib '
, and sheddeth
out his bowels to the earth
, and he
hath
not
repeated
`it'
to
him ,
and
he
dieth
; and Joab and Abishai his brother have
pursued after Sheba 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.
And a
man
hath
stood by him, of
the
young
men
of
Joab,
and saith
, `
He who
hath
delight
in
Joab, and he who
`
is '
for David --
after 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 .
And Amasa is
rolling
himself
in blood ,
in the midst of the highway ,
and the man seeth
that all the people have
stood still, and
he bringeth
round
Amasa out of the highway to
the field, and casteth
over
him
a garment
, when he hath
seen
that every one who
hath
come
by him --
hath
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 hath
been
removed out of the highway, every
man
hath
passed
on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba 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.
And he passeth
over
through all the tribes of Israel to
Abel, and to Beth-Maachah
, and to
all the Berites ,
and they are
assembled
, and go
in
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 .
and they go
in
and lay
siege
against
him ,
in Abel of Beth-Maachah
, and cast up a mount
against the city, and it standeth
in a
trench ,
and all the people who
are
`are'
with Joab are
destroying,
to
cause
the wall to fall
.
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
.
And
a wise woman calleth
out of the city, `
Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, and
I speak unto
thee. '
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.
And he cometh
near unto her, and
the woman saith
, `
Art thou Joab? '
and he saith
, `
I `
am '
. '
And
she saith
to
him, `
Hear the words of thy
handmaid ;'
and he saith
, `
I am
hearing
. '
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
.
and
she speaketh
, saying, `
They spake
often
in former
times
, saying, Let
them
diligently
ask at Abel ,
and so they finished
.
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 the
peaceable --
faithful ones
of
Israel ;
thou art
seeking
to destroy a city ,
and a mother in Israel ;
why dost
thou swallow up the inheritance of Jehovah
?
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
?
And Joab answereth
and saith
, `
Far be it --
far be it from me ;
I do
not
swallow up nor
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 ;
for
a man of the
hill-country
of
Ephraim --
Sheba son of Bichri his
name --
hath lifted up his hand against the king, against David ;
give
ye
up
him by
himself
, and I go
away
from the city. '
And the woman saith
unto Joab, `Lo
, his head is
cast
unto
thee 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.
And
the woman cometh
unto all the people in her wisdom ,
and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri, and cast `
it '
unto
Joab ,
and he bloweth
with
a trumpet, and they are
scattered
from the city, each
to his tents,
and Joab hath
turned
back
to Jerusalem unto 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.
And
Joab `is'
over all the host of Israel ,
and Benaiah son of Jehoiada `is'
over the Cherethite,
and over the Pelethite,
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 `is'
over the tribute ,
and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud `is'
the
remembrancer,
And Adoram was
over the tribute :
and Jehoshaphat the
son of Ahilud was
recorder:
and Sheva `is'
scribe ,
and Zadok and Abiathar `are'
priests ,
And Sheva was
scribe :
and Zadok and Abiathar were
the
priests :
and also,
Ira the Jairite hath
been
minister
to
David.
And Ira also
the Jairite was
a
chief
ruler
about
David.
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