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  20:1 ¶
And 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, O Israel. |
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20:1 ¶
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.° |
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20:2
So all the men of Israel went up from following David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem. |
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20:2
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.° |
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20:3 ¶
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 provided them with sustenance, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. |
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20:3 ¶
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.° |
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20:4 ¶
Then said the king to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be thou here present. |
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20:4 ¶
Then said°°
the king°
to°
Amasa,°
Assemble°°
me°
the men°
of Judah°
within three°
days,°
and be thou°
here°
present.°° |
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20:5
So Amasa went to call [the men of] Judah together; but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him. |
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20:5
So Amasa°
went°°°
to assemble°°
[the men of]°
Judah:°
but he tarried longer°°°°
than°
the set time°
which°
he had appointed°°
him. |
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20:6
And David said to Abishai, Now will 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 fortified cities, and escape out of our sight. |
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20:6
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.° |
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20:7
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. |
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20:7
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.° |
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20:8
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. And Joab was girded with his apparel of war that he had put on, and thereon was a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out. |
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20:8
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.°° |
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20:9
And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well with thee, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. |
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20:9
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. |
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20:10
But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the body, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. And Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri. |
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20:10
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.° |
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20:11
And there stood by him one of Joab's young men, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him follow Joab. |
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20:11
And one°
of Joab's°
men°°°
stood°°
by°
him, and said,°°
He°
that°
favoureth°°
Joab,°
and he°
that°
[is] for David,°
[let him go] after°
Joab.° |
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20:12
And Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway. And 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 every one that came by him stood still. |
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20:12
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.°° |
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20:13
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri. |
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20:13
When°
he was removed°°
out of°
the highway,°
all°
the people°
went on°°
after°
Joab,°
to pursue°°
after°
Sheba°
the son°
of Bichri.° |
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20:14 ¶
And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maacah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him. |
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20:14 ¶
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. |
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20:15
And 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 that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down. |
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20:15
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.°° |
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20:16 ¶
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. |
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20:16 ¶
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. |
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20:17
And he came near unto her; and the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thy handmaid. And he answered, I do hear. |
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20:17
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.°° |
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20:18
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]. |
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20:18
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]. |
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20:19
I am 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 Jehovah? |
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20:19
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?° |
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20:20
And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. |
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20:20
And Joab°
answered°°
and said,°°
Far be it,°
far be it°
from me, that°
I should swallow up°°
or°
destroy.°° |
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20:21
The matter is not so: but a man of the hill-country of 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. |
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20:21
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.° |
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20:22
Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. And he blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king. |
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20:22
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.° |
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20:23 ¶
Now Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites; |
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20:23 ¶
Now Joab°
[was] over°
all°
the host°
of Israel:°
and Benaiah°
the son°
of Jehoiada°
[was] over°
the Cherethites°°°
and over°
the Pelethites:° |
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20:24
and Adoram was over the men subject to taskwork; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; |
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20:24
And Adoram°
[was] over°
the tribute:°
and Jehoshaphat°
the son°
of Ahilud°
[was] recorder:°° |
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20:25
and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; |
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20:25
And Sheva°°°
[was] scribe:°°
and Zadok°
and Abiathar°
[were] the priests:° |
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20:26
and also Ira the Jairite was chief minister unto David. |
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20:26
And Ira°
also°
the Jairite°
was°
a chief ruler°
about David.° |
