2 Samuel 20:1 And there happened7122 to be there a man376 of Belial,1100 whose name8034 was Sheba,7652 the son1121 of Bichri,1075 a Benjamite:1145 and he blew8628 a trumpet,7782 and said,559 We have no part2506 in David,1732 neither have we inheritance5159 in the son1121 of Jesse:3448 every376 man376 to his tents,168 O Israel.3478 cr 2 So every man376 of Israel3478 went up5927 from after310 David,1732 and followed310 Sheba7652 the son1121 of Bichri:1075 but the men376 of Judah3063 clave1692 unto their king,4428 from Jordan3383 even to Jerusalem.3389 cr

2 Samuel 20:3 And David1732 came935 to his house1004 at Jerusalem;3389 and the king4428 took3947 the ten6235 women802 his concubines,6370 whom he had left3240 to keep8104 the house,1004 and put5414 them in ward,4931{Heb. a house of ward} and fed3557 them, but went not in935 unto them. So they were shut up6887{Heb. bound} unto the day3117 of their death,4191 living2424 in widowhood.491{Heb. in widowhood of life} cr

2 Samuel 20:4 Then said559 the king4428 to Amasa,6021 Assemble2199{Heb. call} me the men376 of Judah3063 within three7969 days,3117 and be thou here present.5975 cr 5 So Amasa6021 went3212 to assemble2199 the men of Judah:3063 but he tarried longer309 3186 than the set time4150 which he had appointed3259 him. cr 6 And David1732 said559 to Abishai,52 Now shall Sheba7652 the son1121 of Bichri1075 do us more harm3415 than did Absalom:53 take3947 thou thy lord's113 servants,5650 and pursue7291 after310 him, lest he get4672 him fenced1219 cities,5892 and escape5337 us.5869{Heb. deliver himself from our eyes} cr 7 And there went out3318 after310 him Joab's3097 men,582 and the Cherethites,3774 and the Pelethites,6432 and all the mighty men:1368 and they went out3318 of Jerusalem,3389 to pursue7291 after310 Sheba7652 the son1121 of Bichri.1075 cr 8 When they were at the great1419 stone68 which is in Gibeon,1391 Amasa6021 went935 before6440 them. And Joab's3097 garment4055 that he had put on3830 was girded2296 unto him, and upon it a girdle2289 with a sword2719 fastened6775 upon his loins4975 in the sheath8593 thereof; and as he went forth3318 it fell out.5307 cr 9 And Joab3097 said559 to Amasa,6021 Art thou in health,7965 my brother?251 And Joab3097 took270 Amasa6021 by the beard2206 with the right3225 hand3027 to kiss5401 him. cr 10 But Amasa6021 took no heed8104 to the sword2719 that was in Joab's3097 hand:3027 so he smote5221 him therewith in the fifth2570 rib, and shed out8210 his bowels4578 to the ground,776 and struck him not again;8138{Heb. doubled not his stroke} and he died.4191 So Joab3097 and Abishai52 his brother251 pursued7291 after310 Sheba7652 the son1121 of Bichri.1075 cr 11 And one376 of Joab's3097 men5288 stood5975 by him, and said,559 He4310 that favoureth2654 Joab,3097 and he that is for David,1732 let him go after310 Joab.3097 cr 12 And Amasa6021 wallowed1556 in blood1818 in the midst8432 of the highway.4546 And when the man376 saw7200 that all the people5971 stood still,5975 he removed5437 Amasa6021 out of the highway4546 into the field,7704 and cast7993 a cloth899 upon him, when he saw7200 that every one that came935 by him stood still.5975 cr 13 When he was removed3014 out of the highway,4546 all the people376 went on5674 after310 Joab,3097 to pursue7291 after310 Sheba7652 the son1121 of Bichri.1075 cr

2 Samuel 20:14 And he went5674 through all the tribes7626 of Israel3478 unto Abel,59 and to Bethmaachah,1038 and all the Berites:1276 and they were gathered together,6950 7035 and went935 also after310 him. cr 15 And they came935 and besieged6696 him in Abel59 of Bethmaachah,1038 and they cast up8210 a bank5550 against the city,5892 and it stood5975 in the trench:2426{Or, it stood against the outmost wall} and all the people5971 that were with Joab3097 battered7843 the wall,2346 to throw it down.5307{Heb. marred to throw down} cr

2 Samuel 20:16 Then cried7121 a wise2450 woman802 out of the city,5892 Hear,8085 hear;8085 say,559 I pray you, unto Joab,3097 Come near7126 hither, that I may speak1696 with thee. cr 17 And when he was come near7126 unto her, the woman802 said,559 Art thou Joab?3097 And he answered,559 I am he. Then she said559 unto him, Hear8085 the words1697 of thine handmaid.519 And he answered,559 I do hear.8085 cr 18 Then she spake,559 saying,559 They were wont1696 to speak1696 in old time,7223 saying,559 They shall surely7592 ask7592 counsel at Abel:59 and so they ended8552 the matter.{Or, they plainly spake in the beginning, saying, surely they will ask of Abel; and so make an end} cr 19 I am one of them that are peaceable7999 and faithful539 in Israel:3478 thou seekest1245 to destroy4191 a city5892 and a mother517 in Israel:3478 why wilt thou swallow up1104 the inheritance5159 of the LORD?3068 cr 20 And Joab3097 answered6030 and said,559 Far be it,2486 far be it2486 from me, that I should swallow up1104 or destroy.7843 cr 21 The matter1697 is not so: but a man376 of mount2022 Ephraim,669 Sheba7652 the son1121 of Bichri1075 by name,8034{Heb. by his name} hath lifted up5375 his hand3027 against the king,4428 even against David:1732 deliver5414 him only, and I will depart3212 from the city.5892 And the woman802 said559 unto Joab,3097 Behold, his head7218 shall be thrown7993 to thee over1157 the wall.2346 cr 22 Then the woman802 went935 unto all the people5971 in her wisdom.2451 And they cut off3772 the head7218 of Sheba7652 the son1121 of Bichri,1075 and cast7993 it out to Joab.3097 And he blew8628 a trumpet,7782 and they retired6327{Heb. were scattered} from the city,5892 every man376 to his tent.168 And Joab3097 returned7725 to Jerusalem3389 unto the king.4428 cr

2 Samuel 20:23 Now Joab3097 was over all the host6635 of Israel:3478 and Benaiah1141 the son1121 of Jehoiada3077 was over the Cherethites3774 3746 and over the Pelethites:6432 cr 24 And Adoram151 was over the tribute:4522 and Jehoshaphat3092 the son1121 of Ahilud286 was recorder:2142{Or, remembrancer} cr 25 And Sheva7864 7724 was scribe:5608 and Zadok6659 and Abiathar54 were the priests:3548 cr 26 And Ira5896 also the Jairite2972 was a chief ruler3548{Or, a prince} about David.1732 cr