2 Samuel 20 - Study the King James Bible

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.

And there: 2 Samuel 19:41-43, Psalms 34:19
a man: 2 Samuel 23:6, Deuteronomy 13:13, Judges 19:22, 1 Samuel 2:12, 1 Samuel 30:22, Psalms 17:13, Proverbs 26:21, Habakkuk 1:12, Habakkuk 1:13
he blew: 2 Samuel 15:10, Judges 3:27, Proverbs 24:21, Proverbs 24:22, Proverbs 25:8
We have: 2 Samuel 19:43, 1 Kings 12:16, 2 Chronicles 10:6, Luke 19:14, Luke 19:27
Reciprocal: Joshua 22:25 - ye have Judges 9:28 - Who is Abimelech Judges 20:13 - children of Belial 1 Samuel 4:10 - every man 1 Samuel 10:27 - children 1 Samuel 13:3 - blew 1 Samuel 22:7 - the son of Jesse 1 Samuel 25:10 - Who is David 2 Samuel 3:12 - Whose 2 Samuel 20:21 - a man 2 Samuel 20:22 - he blew 2 Samuel 22:44 - delivered 2 Chronicles 10:16 - What portion Psalms 5:6 - the bloody Proverbs 11:11 - it Proverbs 15:18 - wrathful Proverbs 16:27 - An ungodly man Proverbs 17:11 - General Proverbs 17:14 - beginning Ecclesiastes 9:18 - sinner Ecclesiastes 10:13 - beginning Nahum 1:11 - wicked counsellor Mark 3:24 - General Ephesians 4:31 - clamour James 3:6 - the tongue 2 Peter 2:10 - despise

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.

every man: 2 Samuel 19:41, Psalms 62:9, Psalms 118:8-10, Proverbs 17:14
the men: John 6:66-68, Acts 11:23
from Jordan: 2 Samuel 19:15, 2 Samuel 19:40, 2 Samuel 19:41, 2 Chronicles 10:17
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 3:12 - my hand 2 Samuel 22:44 - delivered Psalms 53:3 - Every Ecclesiastes 9:18 - sinner Ephesians 4:31 - clamour

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.

ten women: 2 Samuel 15:16, 2 Samuel 16:21, 2 Samuel 16:22
and put: The confinement and retired maintenance of these women was the only measure which in justice and prudence could be adopted. In China, when an emperor dies, all his women are removed to an edifice called the palace of chastity, situated within the palace, in which they are shut up for the remainder of their lives.
ward: Heb. an house of ward, Genesis 40:3
shut: Heb. bound
living in widowhood: Heb. in widowhood of life
Reciprocal: Genesis 35:22 - lay with Genesis 38:26 - And he knew Judges 19:1 - a concubine Psalms 30:1 - at the 1 Corinthians 5:1 - that one

Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.

Amasa: 2 Samuel 17:25, 2 Samuel 19:13, 1 Chronicles 2:17
Assemble: Heb. Call
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 20:8 - Amasa 2 Samuel 20:11 - for David 1 Chronicles 12:18 - came upon Amasai

So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

So Amasa: 2 Samuel 19:13
tarried: 1 Samuel 13:8
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 20:35 - at the time 2 Samuel 20:8 - Amasa

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.

Abishai: 2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Samuel 3:30, 2 Samuel 3:39, 2 Samuel 10:9, 2 Samuel 10:10, 2 Samuel 10:14, 2 Samuel 18:2, 2 Samuel 18:12, 2 Samuel 21:17, 2 Samuel 23:18, 1 Samuel 26:6, 1 Chronicles 11:20, 1 Chronicles 18:12
do us: 2 Samuel 19:7
thy lord's: 2 Samuel 11:11, 1 Kings 1:33
escape us: Heb. deliver himself from our eyes
Reciprocal: Joshua 10:19 - suffer them Joshua 10:20 - fenced cities 2 Samuel 19:43 - We have 2 Samuel 20:11 - He that Jeremiah 8:14 - enter Mark 3:24 - General

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.

2 Samuel 20:23, 2 Samuel 8:16, 2 Samuel 8:18, 2 Samuel 15:18, 2 Samuel 23:22, 2 Samuel 23:23, 1 Kings 1:38, 1 Kings 1:44
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 20:11 - He that 1 Chronicles 18:17 - Benaiah

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.

in Gibeon: 2 Samuel 2:13, 2 Samuel 3:30
Amasa: 2 Samuel 20:4, 2 Samuel 20:5
Reciprocal: Hosea 6:8 - polluted with blood

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.

Art thou: Psalms 55:21, Proverbs 26:24-26, Micah 7:2
took Amasa: Thevenot says, that among the Turks it is a great affront to take one by the beard, unless it be to kiss him, in which case they often do it. D'Arvieux, describing an assembly of Arab emirs at an entertainment, says, "After the usual civilities, caresses, kissings of the beard, and of the hand, which every one gave and received according to his rank and dignity, they sat down upon mats." The doing this by the Arab emirs corresponds with the conduct of Joab, and illustrates this horrid assassination.
to kiss him: Matthew 26:48, Matthew 26:49, Luke 22:47, Luke 22:48
Reciprocal: Genesis 4:8 - talked Genesis 24:14 - thereby Genesis 29:6 - Is he well Exodus 21:14 - slay Deuteronomy 27:24 - General 2 Samuel 3:27 - took him 2 Samuel 11:16 - he assigned 2 Samuel 13:26 - let my brother 2 Samuel 17:25 - Amasa 2 Samuel 20:10 - in Joab's 1 Chronicles 21:6 - Joab Nehemiah 6:2 - Come Psalms 55:23 - bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days Proverbs 10:18 - that hideth Proverbs 26:23 - General Proverbs 27:6 - the kisses Jeremiah 9:8 - one Jeremiah 41:1 - they did Mark 14:44 - Whomsoever Luke 6:41 - but Romans 12:9 - love

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.

in Joab's: 2 Samuel 20:9, Judges 3:21, 1 Chronicles 12:2
he smote: 2 Samuel 2:23, 2 Samuel 3:27, Genesis 4:8, 1 Kings 2:5, 1 Kings 2:6, 1 Kings 2:31-34
and shed: Acts 1:18, Acts 1:19
struck him not again: Heb. doubled not his stroke, 1 Samuel 26:8
Reciprocal: Exodus 21:14 - slay Numbers 35:20 - if he thrust Deuteronomy 27:24 - General 2 Samuel 4:6 - under 2 Samuel 11:16 - he assigned 2 Samuel 20:20 - that I should 2 Samuel 23:18 - Abishai 1 Kings 2:32 - two men 1 Chronicles 21:6 - Joab Psalms 55:23 - bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days Proverbs 10:18 - that hideth Proverbs 26:23 - General Proverbs 27:6 - the kisses Jeremiah 9:8 - one Jeremiah 41:1 - they did Hosea 11:9 - return Nahum 1:9 - he Matthew 26:48 - Whomsoever Mark 14:44 - Whomsoever Luke 6:41 - but Luke 22:48 - betrayest Romans 12:9 - love

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.

He that: 2 Samuel 20:6, 2 Samuel 20:7, 2 Samuel 20:13, 2 Samuel 20:21
for David: 2 Samuel 20:4, 2 Kings 9:32
Reciprocal: Exodus 32:26 - Who is on

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.

2 Samuel 17:25, Psalms 9:16, Psalms 55:23, Proverbs 24:21, Proverbs 24:22
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 2:23 - stood still 2 Samuel 20:13 - the highway

13.

When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

the highway: 2 Samuel 20:12, 2 Samuel 20:13, Numbers 20:19, Judges 21:19, 1 Samuel 6:12, 2 Kings 18:17, Proverbs 16:17, Isaiah 7:3, Isaiah 36:2, Isaiah 62:10, Jeremiah 31:21, Mark 10:46
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 2:23 - stood still 2 Samuel 20:11 - He that

14.

And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.

Abel: Or rather, probably, Abel of Beth-Maachah, as in the next verse. It appears, from Joab having marched "through all the tribes of Israel," to have been situated in the northern confines of the land of Israel, and in the half tribe of Manasseh, east of Jordan, as that was the situation of Maachah, to which it belonged. This agrees with the situation of the Abila which Eusebius and Jerome place between Paneas, or Cesarea Philippi, and Damascus. Josephus says it was a fortified city, and a metropolis of the Israelites; and also that it belonged to the ten tribes, having been taken from the king of Damascus. 1 Kings 15:20, 2 Kings 15:29, 2 Chronicles 16:4
Berites: Joshua 18:25, Beeroth
Reciprocal: Judges 9:21 - Beer

15.

And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, 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.

cast up: 2 Kings 19:32, Jeremiah 32:24, Jeremiah 33:4, Luke 19:43
a bank: So LXX generally render solelah, by נסןףקשלב or קשלב; which latter is described by Potter as "a mount, which was raised so high as to equal, if not exceed, the top of the besieged walls. The sides were walled in with bricks or stones, or secured with strong rafters; the fore part only, being by degrees to be moved near the walls, remained bare."
it stood in the trench: or, it stood against the outmost wall
battered: etc. Heb. marred to throw down
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 15:20 - Dan 2 Kings 15:29 - Ijon Ecclesiastes 9:14 - There was Ezekiel 26:8 - he shall make

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.

2 Samuel 14:2, 1 Samuel 25:3, 1 Samuel 25:32, 1 Samuel 25:33, Ecclesiastes 9:14-18
Reciprocal: Proverbs 11:16 - gracious Proverbs 21:22 - General Proverbs 31:26 - openeth Ecclesiastes 7:19 - General Daniel 2:14 - with

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.

Hear the words: 2 Samuel 14:12, 1 Samuel 25:24

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.

They were wont: etc. or, They plainly spake in the beginning, saying, Surely they will ask of Abel, and so make an end. Deuteronomy 20:10, Deuteronomy 20:11
Reciprocal: Matthew 5:21 - it

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?

peaceable: Genesis 18:23, Romans 13:3, Romans 13:4, 1 Timothy 2:2
a mother: Judges 5:7, Ezekiel 16:45-49
swallow: 2 Samuel 17:16, Numbers 16:32, Numbers 26:10, Psalms 124:3, Jeremiah 51:34, Jeremiah 51:44, Lamentations 2:2, Lamentations 2:5, Lamentations 2:16, 1 Corinthians 15:54, 2 Corinthians 5:4
the inheritance: 2 Samuel 21:3, Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, Deuteronomy 32:9, 1 Samuel 26:19
Reciprocal: Psalms 35:25 - We have Psalms 120:7 - for peace Micah 2:8 - securely Romans 12:18 - General 2 Corinthians 2:7 - swallowed

20.

And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

Far be it: 2 Samuel 23:17, Job 21:16, Job 22:18
that I should: 2 Samuel 20:10, Proverbs 28:13, Jeremiah 17:9, Luke 10:29
Reciprocal: Genesis 44:7 - General 2 Samuel 17:16 - be swallowed 1 Kings 1:38 - the Cherethites Job 2:3 - destroy him Luke 6:41 - but 2 Corinthians 2:7 - swallowed

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.

a man: 2 Samuel 20:1, Judges 2:9, Judges 7:24, 2 Kings 5:22, Jeremiah 4:15, Jeremiah 50:19
by name: Heb. by his name
lifted: 2 Samuel 23:18, 1 Samuel 24:6, 1 Samuel 26:9
his head: 2 Samuel 17:2, 2 Samuel 17:3, 2 Kings 10:7, Judges 18:4-8
Reciprocal: Judges 4:9 - into Judges 9:53 - woman Judges 9:55 - General Judges 20:13 - deliver 2 Samuel 20:11 - He that 1 Kings 11:27 - lifted up Luke 6:41 - but

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.

in her wisdom: Ecclesiastes 7:19, Ecclesiastes 9:14-18
he blew: 2 Samuel 20:1, 2 Samuel 2:28, 2 Samuel 18:16
retired: Heb. were scattered
And Joab: 2 Samuel 3:28-39, 2 Samuel 11:6-21, Ecclesiastes 8:11
Reciprocal: Judges 3:27 - he blew Judges 4:9 - into Judges 5:26 - she smote off Judges 9:55 - General Judges 20:13 - deliver 2 Samuel 22:44 - delivered Proverbs 17:11 - General

23.

Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

Now Joab: 2 Samuel 8:16-18, 1 Chronicles 18:15-17
and Benaiah: 2 Samuel 20:7
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 2:13 - Joab 2 Samuel 8:18 - the Cherethites 2 Samuel 15:18 - Cherethites 2 Samuel 23:20 - Benaiah 2 Samuel 23:23 - over his guard 2 Samuel 24:2 - Joab 1 Kings 1:7 - Joab 1 Kings 4:2 - the princes 1 Chronicles 11:6 - Joab 1 Chronicles 11:22 - Benaiah 1 Chronicles 11:25 - David 1 Chronicles 18:17 - Benaiah

24.

And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:

Adoram: 1 Kings 4:6, 1 Kings 12:18
recorder: or, remembrancer, 1 Kings 4:3
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 18:18 - the recorder 2 Chronicles 34:8 - recorder Isaiah 36:3 - Shebna

25.

And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

Sheva: 2 Samuel 8:17, 1 Kings 4:4, 1 Chronicles 18:16, Shavsha
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 22:20 - one 2 Samuel 15:24 - Zadok 1 Kings 1:7 - Abiathar 1 Kings 1:8 - Zadok 1 Kings 4:3 - Shisha 2 Kings 12:10 - the king's 1 Chronicles 6:8 - Zadok 1 Chronicles 6:53 - Zadok 1 Chronicles 15:11 - Zadok 1 Chronicles 24:3 - Zadok Ezra 4:8 - scribe Isaiah 36:3 - Shebna Jeremiah 36:10 - the scribe Mark 2:26 - Abiathar

26.

And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.

Ira: 2 Samuel 23:38, 1 Chronicles 11:40, Ithrite
Jairite: Judges 10:4, Judges 10:5
chief ruler: or, prince, 2 Samuel 8:18, Genesis 41:43, Genesis 41:45, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:16, The Hebrew is cohen ledawid, which might be rendered, a priest of David; and so the Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic. The Chaldee has rav, a chief or prince. Probably he was a kind of domestic chaplain or seer to the king. 2 Samuel 24:11, 2 Chronicles 35:15
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 4:5 - the principal Psalms 132:1 - all his afflictions