Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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 .'
Now
a worthless
man named
Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened
to
be
there,
and he blew
the
ram’s
horn
and shouted:
“
We have no share
in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s
son .
Every
man
to his tent
, 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
all
the
men
of Israel deserted
David to
follow
Sheba son of Bichri .
But
the men of Judah stayed
by
their king all
the
way
from the Jordan 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.
When
David returned
to
his palace
in
Jerusalem, he
took
the ten concubines he had left to care
for
the palace
, and he
placed
them in a house under
guard.
He
provided
for
them, but
he no
longer
slept
with
them.
They were
confined
until
the day of their death, living as
widows
.
And
the king saith
unto
Amasa, `Call
for
me
the men of Judah `in'
three days, and thou,
stand
here ,'
Then
the king said
to
Amasa, “Summon
the men of Judah to
come
to
me
within
three days, and be
here yourself.”
and
Amasa goeth
to call
Judah, and
tarrieth
beyond
the appointed
time that
he
had
appointed
him ;
So
Amasa went
to summon
Judah, but
he
took
longer
than
the time allotted
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 Sheba the
son of Bichri will
do us more harm
than Absalom .
Take your
lord’s
servants and pursue him, or
he will
find
fortified
cities and elude
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 ;
So
Joab’s
men, along
with
the Cherethites
, the Pelethites
, and all the mighty men, marched
out of
Jerusalem in
pursuit
of
Sheba 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
.
And
while
they were
at
the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa joined
them .
Now
Joab was
dressed
in
military
attire
, with
a dagger
strapped
to
his belt.
And as
he stepped
forward
, he
slipped
the
dagger
from
its
sheath
.
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 ;
“Are
you
well
, my brother? ”
Joab
asked
Amasa.
And with
his
right hand Joab grabbed
Amasa
by
the beard 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.
Amasa was
not on
guard
against
the dagger
in Joab’s
hand, and Joab
stabbed
him in
the stomach
and spilled
out his intestines
on
the ground.
And Joab
did
not need
to strike
him again
, for
Amasa
was
dead.
Then
Joab and his brother Abishai
pursued Sheba 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! '
One
of Joab’s
young men stood
near
Amasa
and said
, “Whoever
favors
Joab, and whoever
is for David ,
let
him
follow
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
.
But
Amasa wallowed
in his
blood in the middle
of the road
, and when
the man saw
that all the troops
were
stopping
there
, he dragged
the body
off
the road
into
a
field and threw
a garment over
it
.
When
he
hath
been
removed out
of
the highway
, every
man
hath
passed
on after
Joab ,
to pursue after
Sheba son of Bichri.
As
soon
as
Amasa’s
body
was
removed from
the road
, all
the
men
went
on with
Joab to pursue Sheba 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 ,
Sheba
passed
through all the tribes of Israel to Abel -
beth- maacah
and through
the entire
region
of
the
Berites, who
gathered
together
and followed
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 Joab’s
troops
came
and besieged
Sheba
in Abel -
beth- maacah
and built
a siege
ramp
against the outer
rampart
of
the
city .
As
all the troops
with Joab were
battering
the wall to topple
it,
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
. '
a wise woman called
out from
the city, “Listen!
Listen!
Please
tell
Joab to
come here
so
that
I may
speak with
him
. ”
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
. '
When
he had
come
near to
her, the woman asked
, “Are
you
Joab? ”
“
I am ,”
he
replied
. “Listen
to the words of your
servant
, ”
she
said.
“
I am listening,”
he
answered
.
and
she
speaketh,
saying
, `
They spake
often
in
former
times,
saying
, Let
them
diligently
ask
at Abel, and so
they
finished
.
Then
the
woman
said
, “Long
ago
they used
to
say
, ‘Seek
counsel
at Abel, ’
and that
is
how
disputes
were
settled
.
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 among
the peaceable and
faithful in
Israel ,
but
you
are
trying
to destroy a city that
is
a mother in Israel .
Why would
you
swallow up the LORD’s
inheritance? ”
And
Joab
answereth
and
saith,
`
Far be it --
far be it from me ;
I
do
not
swallow up nor
destroy .
“
Far be it !”
Joab
declared.
“
Far be it from me to
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. '
That
is not the
case.
But
a man named
Sheba
son
of Bichri,
from
the hill country of Ephraim ,
has
lifted up his hand against the king, against David .
Deliver
him alone
, and I will
depart
from the city. ”
“Look,”
the woman replied
, “
his head will
be
thrown
to
you
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
to
all the people with
her wise
counsel
, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw
it to
Joab .
So
he blew
the
ram’s
horn
and his
men
dispersed
from the city, each to his own
home.
And Joab returned
to the king in
Jerusalem
.
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 the whole
army
of Israel ;
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was
over the Cherethites
and Pelethites;
and
Adoram `is'
over
the tribute,
and
Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud `is'
the remembrancer,
Adoram was
in
charge
of
the forced
labor;
Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was
the recorder;
and
Sheva `is'
scribe ,
and
Zadok and Abiathar `are'
priests ,
Sheva was
the
scribe ;
Zadok and Abiathar were
priests ;
and also,
Ira the Jairite hath
been
minister
to
David
.
and Ira the Jairite was
David’s
priest
.
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