V.1 And there happened 7122-8 to be there a man 376 of Belial, 1100 whose name 8034 [was] Sheba, 7652 the son 1121 of Bichri, 1075 a Benjamite: 376 3228 and he blew 8628-4 a trumpet, 7782 and said, 559-4 We have no part 2506 in David, 1732 neither have we inheritance 5159 in the son 1121 of Jesse: 3448 every man 376 to his tents, 168 O Israel. 3478

20:2 So every man 376 of Israel 3478 went up 5927-4 from after 310 David, 1732 [and] followed 310 Sheba 7652 the son 1121 of Bichri: 1075 but the men 376 of Judah 3063 clave 1692-1 unto their king, 4428 from Jordan 3383 even to Jerusalem. 3389

20:3 And David 1732 came 935-4 to his house 1004 at Jerusalem; 3389 and the king 4428 took 3947-4 the ten 6235 women 802 [his] concubines, 6370 whom he had left 3240-52 to keep 8104-2 the house, 1004 and put 5414-4 them in ward, 4931 and fed 3557-46 them, but went 935-1 not in unto them. So they were shut up 6887-7 unto the day 3117 of their death, 4191-2 living 2424 in widowhood. 491

20:4 Then said 559-4 the king 4428 to Amasa, 6021 Assemble 2199-54 me the men 376 of Judah 3063 within three 7969 days, 3117 and be thou here present. 5975-3

20:5 So Amasa 6021 went 3212-4 to assemble 2199-53 [the men of] Judah: 3063 but he tarried longer 309-4|3186-4-k than the set time 4150 which he had appointed 3259-1 him.

20:6 And David 1732 said 559-4 to Abishai, 52 Now shall Sheba 7652 the son 1121 of Bichri 1075 do us more harm 3415-4 than [did] Absalom: 53 take 3947-3 thou thy lord's 113 servants, 5650 and pursue 7291-3 after 310 him, lest he get 4672-1 him fenced 1219-7 cities, 5892 and escape 5337-52 us. 5869

20:7 And there went out 3318-4 after 310 him Joab's 3097 men, 582 and the Cherethites, 3774 and the Pelethites, 6432 and all the mighty men: 1368 and they went out 3318-4 of Jerusalem, 3389 to pursue 7291-2 after 310 Sheba 7652 the son 1121 of Bichri. 1075

20:8 When they [were] at the great 1419 stone 68 which [is] in Gibeon, 1391 Amasa 6021 went 935-1 before 6440 them. And Joab's 3097 garment 4055 that he had put on 3830 was girded 2296-7 unto him, and upon it a girdle 2289 [with] a sword 2719 fastened 6775-30 upon his loins 4975 in the sheath 8593 thereof; and as he went forth 3318-1 it fell 5307-4 out.

20:9 And Joab 3097 said 559-4 to Amasa, 6021 [Art] thou in health, 7965 my brother? 251 And Joab 3097 took 270-4 Amasa 6021 by the beard 2206 with the right 3225 hand 3027 to kiss 5401-2 him.

20:10 But Amasa 6021 took no heed 8104-8 to the sword 2719 that [was] in Joab's 3097 hand: 3027 so he smote 5221-55 him therewith in the fifth 2570 [rib], and shed out 8210-4 his bowels 4578 to the ground, 776 and struck him not again; 8138-1 and he died. 4191-4 So Joab 3097 and Abishai 52 his brother 251 pursued 7291-1 after 310 Sheba 7652 the son 1121 of Bichri. 1075

20:11 And one 376 of Joab's 3097 men 5288 stood 5975-1 by him, and said, 559-4 He 4310 that favoureth 2654-1 Joab, 3097 and he 4310 that [is] for David, 1732 [let him go] after 310 Joab. 3097

20:12 And Amasa 6021 wallowed 1556-109 in blood 1818 in the midst 8432 of the highway. 4546 And when the man 376 saw 7200-4 that all the people 5971 stood still, 5975-1 he removed 5437-55 Amasa 6021 out of the highway 4546 into the field, 7704 and cast 7993-55 a cloth 899 upon him, when he saw 7200-1 that every one that came 935-6 by him stood still. 5975-1

20:13 When he was removed 3014-52 out of the highway, 4546 all the people 376 went on 5674-1 after 310 Joab, 3097 to pursue 7291-2 after 310 Sheba 7652 the son 1121 of Bichri. 1075

20:14 And he went through 5674-4 all the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478 unto Abel, 59 and to Bethmaachah, 1038 and all the Berites: 1276 and they were gathered together, 6950- 11|7035-11-k and went 935-4 also after 310 him.

20:15 And they came 935-4 and besieged 6696-4 him in Abel 59 of Bethmaachah, 1038 and they cast up 8210-4 a bank 5550 against the city, 5892 and it stood 5975-4 in the trench: 2426 and all the people 5971 that [were] with Joab 3097 battered 7843-56 the wall, 2346 to throw it down. 5307-53

20:16 Then cried 7121-4 a wise 2450 woman 802 out of the city, 5892 Hear, 8085-3 hear; 8085-3 say, 559-3 I pray you, unto Joab, 3097 Come near 7126-3 hither, that I may speak 1696-17 with thee.

20:17 And when he was come near 7126-4 unto her, the woman 802 said, 559-4 [Art] thou Joab? 3097 And he answered, 559-4 I [am he]. Then she said 559-4 unto him, Hear 8085-3 the words 1697 of thine handmaid. 519 And he answered, 559-4 I do hear. 8085-6

20:18 Then she spake, 559-4 saying, 559-2 They were wont 1696-15 to speak 1696-17 in old time, 7223 saying, 559-2 They shall surely 7592-2 ask 7592-17 [counsel] at Abel: 59 and so they ended 8552-52 [the matter].

20:19 I [am one of them that are] peaceable 7999-7 [and] faithful 539-7 in Israel: 3478 thou seekest 1245-18 to destroy 4191-53 a city 5892 and a mother 517 in Israel: 3478 why wilt thou swallow up 1104-17 the inheritance 5159 of the LORD? 3068

20:20 And Joab 3097 answered 6030-4 and said, 559-4 Far be it, 2486 far be it 2486 from me, that I should swallow up 1104-17 or destroy. 7843-55

20:21 The matter 1697 [is] not so: but a man 376 of mount 2022 Ephraim, 669 Sheba 7652 the son 1121 of Bichri 1075 by name, 8034 hath lifted up 5375-1 his hand 3027 against the king, 4428 [even] against David: 1732 deliver 5414-3 him only, and I will depart 3212-4 from the city. 5892 And the woman 802 said 559-4 unto Joab, 3097 Behold, his head 7218 shall be thrown 7993-94 to thee over 1157 the wall. 2346

20:22 Then the woman 802 went 935-4 unto all the people 5971 in her wisdom. 2451 And they cut off 3772-4 the head 7218 of Sheba 7652 the son 1121 of Bichri, 1075 and cast 7993-55 [it] out to Joab. 3097 And he blew 8628-4 a trumpet, 7782 and they retired 6327-4 from the city, 5892 every man 376 to his tent. 168 And Joab 3097 returned 7725-1 to Jerusalem 3389 unto the king. 4428

20:23 Now Joab 3097 [was] over all the host 6635 of Israel: 3478 and Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077 [was] over the Cherethites 3774|3746-k and over the Pelethites: 6432

20:24 And Adoram 151 [was] over the tribute: 4522 and Jehoshaphat 3092 the son 1121 of Ahilud 286 [was] recorder: 2142-56

20:25 And Sheva 7864|7724-k [was] scribe: 5608-6 and Zadok 6659 and Abiathar 54 [were] the priests: 3548