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| 2 Samuel 20:1 |
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Now a worthless fellow happened to be there
whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite; and he blew the trumpet
and said, "We have no portion in David, Nor do we have inheritance in the son
of Jesse; Every man to his tents, O Israel!" |
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| 2 Samuel 20:2 |
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So all the men of Israel withdrew from following
David and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah remained steadfast
to their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem. |
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| 2 Samuel 20:3 |
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Then David came to his house at Jerusalem,
and the king took the ten women, the concubines whom he had left to keep the house,
and placed them under guard and provided them with sustenance, but did not go
in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as widows. |
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| 2 Samuel 20:4 |
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Then the king said to Amasa, "Call out the
men of Judah for me within three days, and be present here yourself." |
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| 2 Samuel 20:5 |
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So Amasa went to call out the men of Judah,
but he delayed longer than the set time which he had appointed him. |
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| 2 Samuel 20:6 |
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And David said to Abishai, "Now Sheba the son
of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom; take your lord's servants and pursue
him, so that he does not find for himself fortified cities and escape from our
sight." |
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| 2 Samuel 20:7 |
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So Joab's men went out after him, along with
the Cherethites and the Pelethites and all the mighty men; and they went out from
Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. |
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| 2 Samuel 20:8 |
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When they were at the large stone which is in
Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was dressed in his military attire,
and over it was a belt with a sword in its sheath fastened at his waist; and as
he went forward, it fell out. |
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| 2 Samuel 20:9 |
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Joab said to Amasa, "Is it well with you, my
brother?" And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. |
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Amasa
Murdered |
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| 2 Samuel 20:10 |
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But Amasa was not on guard against the sword
which was in Joab's hand so he struck him in the belly with it and poured out
his inward parts on the ground, and did not strike him again, and he died. Then
Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri. |
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| 2 Samuel 20:11 |
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Now there stood by him one of Joab's young men,
and said, "Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab." |
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| 2 Samuel 20:12 |
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But Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the
middle of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he
removed Amasa from the highway into the field and threw a garment over him when
he saw that everyone who came by him stood still. |
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Revolt
Put Down |
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| 2 Samuel 20:13 |
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As soon as he was removed from the highway,
all the men passed on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. |
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| 2 Samuel 20:14 |
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Now he went through all the tribes of Israel
to Abel, even Beth-maacah, and all the Berites; and they were gathered together
and also went after him. |
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| 2 Samuel 20:15 |
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They came and besieged him in Abel Beth-maacah,
and they cast up a siege ramp against the city, and it stood by the rampart; and
all the people who were with Joab were wreaking destruction in order to topple
the wall. |
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| 2 Samuel 20:16 |
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Then a wise woman called from the city, "Hear,
hear! Please tell Joab, 'Come here that I may speak with you.'" |
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| 2 Samuel 20:17 |
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So he approached her, and the woman said, "Are
you Joab?" And he answered, "I am." Then she said to him, "Listen to the words
of your maidservant." And he answered, "I am listening." |
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| 2 Samuel 20:18 |
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Then she spoke, saying, "Formerly they used
to say, 'They will surely ask advice at Abel,' and thus they ended the dispute.
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| 2 Samuel 20:19 |
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I am of those who are peaceable and faithful
in Israel. You are seeking to destroy a city, even a mother in Israel. Why would
you swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?" |
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| 2 Samuel 20:20 |
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Joab replied, "Far be it, far be it from me
that I should swallow up or destroy! |
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| 2 Samuel 20:21 |
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Such is not the case. But a man from the hill
country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against
King David. Only hand him over, and I will depart from the city." And the woman
said to Joab, "Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall." |
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| 2 Samuel 20:22 |
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Then the woman wisely came to all the people.
And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So
he blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, each to his tent.
Joab also returned to the king at Jerusalem. |
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| 2 Samuel 20:23 |
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Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; |
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| 2 Samuel 20:24 |
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and Adoram was over the forced labor, and Jehoshaphat
the son of Ahilud was the recorder; |
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| 2 Samuel 20:25 |
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and Sheva was scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar
were priests; |
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| 2 Samuel 20:26 |
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and Ira the Jairite was also a priest to David. |
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