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2 Samuel 20 KJV

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  1. 1And 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.וְשָׁ֨ם נִקְרָ֜א אִ֣ישׁ בְּלִיַּ֗עַל וּשְׁמ֛וֹ שֶׁ֥בַע בֶּן בִּכְרִ֖י אִ֣ישׁ יְמִינִ֑י וַיִּתְקַ֣ע בַּשֹּׁפָ֗ר וַ֠יֹּאמֶר אֵֽין חֵ֜לֶק בְּדָוִ֗ד וְלֹ֤א נַֽחֲלָה בְּבֶן יִשַׁ֔י אִ֥ישׁ לְאֹהָלָ֖יו יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
  2. 2So 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.וַיַּ֜עַל כָּל אִ֤ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד אַחֲרֵ֖י שֶׁ֣בַע בֶּן בִּכְרִ֑י וְאִ֤ישׁ יְהוּדָה֙ דָּבְק֣וּ בְמַלְכָּ֔ם מִן הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן וְעַד יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
  3. 3And 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.וַיָּבֹ֨א דָוִ֣ד אֶל בֵּיתוֹ֮ יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒ וַיִּקַּ֣ח הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֵ֣ת עֶֽשֶׂר נָשִׁ֣ים פִּלַגְשִׁ֡ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִנִּיחַ֩ לִשְׁמֹ֨ר הַבַּ֜יִת וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤ם בֵּית מִשְׁמֶ֨רֶת֙ וַֽיְכַלְכְּלֵ֔ם וַאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם לֹא בָ֑א וַתִּהְיֶ֧ינָה צְרֻר֛וֹת עַד י֥וֹם מֻתָ֖ן אַלְמְנ֥וּת חַיּֽוּת
  4. 4Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶל עֲמָשָׂ֔א הַזְעֶק אֶת אִישׁ יְהוּדָ֖ה שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֑ים וְאַתָּ֖ה פֹּ֥ה עֲמֹֽד
  5. 5So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ עֲמָשָׂ֖א לְהַזְעִ֣יק אֶת יְהוּדָ֑ה וייחר וַיּ֕וֹחֶר מִן הַמּוֹעֵ֖ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְעָדֽוֹ
  6. 6And 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.וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל אֲבִישַׁ֔י עַתָּ֗ה יֵ֧רַֽע שֶׁ֥בַע בֶּן בִּכְרִ֖י מִן אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם אַ֠תָּה קַ֞ח אֶת עַבְדֵ֤י אֲדֹנֶ֨יךָ֙ וּרְדֹ֣ף אַחֲרָ֔יו פֶּן מָ֥צָא עָרִ֥ים בְּצֻר֖וֹת וְהִצִּ֥יל עֵינֵֽנוּ
  7. 7And 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.וַיֵּצְא֤וּ אַֽחֲרָיו֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י יוֹאָ֔ב וְהַכְּרֵתִ֥י וְהַפְּלֵתִ֖י וְכָל הַגִּבֹּרִ֑ים וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לִרְדֹּ֕ף אַחֲרֵ֖י שֶׁ֥בַע בֶּן בִּכְרִֽי
  8. 8When 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.הֵ֗ם עִם הָאֶ֤בֶן הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּגִבְע֔וֹן וַעֲמָשָׂ֖א בָּ֣א לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וְיוֹאָ֞ב חָג֣וּר מִדּ֣וֹ לְבֻשׁ֗וּ ועלו וְעָלָ֞יו חֲג֥וֹר חֶ֨רֶב֙ מְצֻמֶּ֤דֶת עַל מָתְנָיו֙ בְּתַעְרָ֔הּ וְה֥וּא יָצָ֖א וַתִּפֹּֽל
  9. 9And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹאָב֙ לַעֲמָשָׂ֔א הֲשָׁל֥וֹם אַתָּ֖ה אָחִ֑י וַתֹּ֜חֶז יַד יְמִ֥ין יוֹאָ֛ב בִּזְקַ֥ן עֲמָשָׂ֖א לִנְשָׁק
  10. 10But 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.וַעֲמָשָׂ֨א לֹֽא נִשְׁמַ֜ר בַּחֶ֣רֶב אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיַד יוֹאָ֗ב וַיַּכֵּהוּ֩ אֶל הַחֹ֜מֶשׁ וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֨ךְ מֵעָ֥יו אַ֛רְצָה וְלֹא שָׁ֥נָה וַיָּמֹ֑ת וְיוֹאָב֙ וַאֲבִישַׁ֣י אָחִ֔יו רָדַ֕ף אַחֲרֵ֖י שֶׁ֥בַע בֶּן בִּכְרִֽי
  11. 11And 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.וְאִישׁ֙ עָמַ֣ד עָלָ֔יו מִֽנַּעֲרֵ֖י יוֹאָ֑ב וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מִי֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר חָפֵ֧ץ בְּיוֹאָ֛ב וּמִ֥י אֲשֶׁר לְדָוִ֖ד אַחֲרֵ֥י יוֹאָֽב
  12. 12And 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.וַעֲמָשָׂ֛א מִתְגֹּלֵ֥ל בַּדָּ֖ם בְּת֣וֹךְ הַֽמְסִּלָּ֑ה וַיַּ֨רְא הָאִ֜ישׁ כִּֽי עָמַ֣ד כָּל הָעָ֗ם וַיַּסֵּב֩ אֶת עֲמָשָׂ֨א מִן הַֽמְסִלָּ֤ה הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ עָלָיו֙ בֶּ֔גֶד כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר רָאָ֔ה כָּל הַבָּ֥א עָלָ֖יו וְעָמָֽד
  13. 13When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הֹגָ֖ה מִן הַֽמְסִלָּ֑ה עָבַ֤ר כָּל אִישׁ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י יוֹאָ֔ב לִרְדֹּ֕ף אַחֲרֵ֖י שֶׁ֥בַע בֶּן בִּכְרִֽי
  14. 14And 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.וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞ר בְּכָל שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָבֵ֛לָה מַעֲכָ֖ה וְכָל הַבֵּרִ֑ים ויקלהו וַיִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּ וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ אַף אַחֲרָֽיו
  15. 15And 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.וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ וַיָּצֻ֣רוּ עָלָ֗יו בְּאָבֵ֨לָה֙ הַֽמַּעֲכָ֔ה וַיִּשְׁפְּכ֤וּ סֹֽלְלָה֙ אֶל הָעִ֔יר וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד בַּחֵ֑ל וְכָל הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶת יוֹאָ֔ב מַשְׁחִיתִ֖ם לְהַפִּ֥יל הַחוֹמָֽה
  16. 16Then 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.וַתִּקְרָ֛א אִשָּׁ֥ה חֲכָמָ֖ה מִן הָעִ֑יר שִׁמְע֤וּ שִׁמְעוּ֙ אִמְרוּ נָ֣א אֶל יוֹאָ֔ב קְרַ֣ב עַד הֵ֔נָּה וַאֲדַבְּרָ֖ה אֵלֶֽיךָ
  17. 17And 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.וַיִּקְרַ֣ב אֵלֶ֔יהָ וַתֹּ֧אמֶר הָאִשָּׁ֛ה הַאַתָּ֥ה יוֹאָ֖ב וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אָ֑נִי וַתֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמַע֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר שֹׁמֵ֥עַ אָנֹֽכִי
  18. 18Then 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.וַתֹּ֖אמֶר לֵאמֹ֑ר דַּבֵּ֨ר יְדַבְּר֤וּ בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר שָׁאֹ֧ל יְשָׁאֲל֛וּ בְּאָבֵ֖ל וְכֵ֥ן הֵתַֽמּוּ
  19. 19I 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?אָנֹכִ֕י שְׁלֻמֵ֖י אֱמוּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אַתָּ֣ה מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ לְהָמִ֨ית עִ֤יר וְאֵם֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לָ֥מָּה תְבַלַּ֖ע נַחֲלַ֥ת יְהוָֽה
  20. 20And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.וַיַּ֥עַן יוֹאָ֖ב וַיֹּאמַ֑ר חָלִ֤ילָה חָלִ֨ילָה֙ אִם אֲבַלַּ֖ע וְאִם אַשְׁחִֽית
  21. 21The 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.לֹא כֵ֣ן הַדָּבָ֗ר כִּ֡י אִישׁ֩ מֵהַ֨ר אֶפְרַ֜יִם שֶׁ֧בַע בֶּן בִּכְרִ֣י שְׁמ֗וֹ נָשָׂ֤א יָדוֹ֙ בַּמֶּ֣לֶךְ בְּדָוִ֔ד תְּנֽוּ אֹת֣וֹ לְבַדּ֔וֹ וְאֵלְכָ֖ה מֵעַ֣ל הָעִ֑יר וַתֹּ֤אמֶר הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אֶל יוֹאָ֔ב הִנֵּ֥ה רֹאשׁ֛וֹ מֻשְׁלָ֥ךְ אֵלֶ֖יךָ בְּעַ֥ד הַחוֹמָֽה
  22. 22Then 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.וַתָּבוֹא֩ הָאִשָּׁ֨ה אֶל כָּל הָעָ֜ם בְּחָכְמָתָ֗הּ וַֽיִּכְרְת֞וּ אֶת רֹ֨אשׁ שֶׁ֤בַע בֶּן בִּכְרִי֙ וַיַּשְׁלִ֣כוּ אֶל יוֹאָ֔ב וַיִּתְקַע֙ בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר וַיָּפֻ֥צוּ מֵֽעַל הָעִ֖יר אִ֣ישׁ לְאֹהָלָ֑יו וְיוֹאָ֛ב שָׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אֶל הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
  23. 23Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:וְיוֹאָ֕ב אֶ֥ל כָּל הַצָּבָ֖א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּבְנָיָה֙ בֶּן יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע עַל הכרי הַכְּרֵתִ֖י וְעַל הַפְּלֵתִֽי
  24. 24And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:וַאֲדֹרָ֖ם עַל הַמַּ֑ס וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט בֶּן אֲחִיל֖וּד הַמַּזְכִּֽיר
  25. 25And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:ושיא וּשְׁוָ֖א סֹפֵ֑ר וְצָד֥וֹק וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר כֹּהֲנִֽים
  26. 26And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.וְגַ֗ם עִירָא֙ הַיָּ֣אִרִ֔י הָיָ֥ה כֹהֵ֖ן לְדָוִֽד

2 Samuel 20 original-language research

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436 tagged Hebrew tokens184 distinct lexical entries26 of 26 verses source-tagged
יוֹאָבH3097
yôʾāb · yoh-AV

Joab, the name of three Israelites

18 occurrences in verses 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23 · Hebrew gematria 19
אָמַרH559
ʾāmar · ah-MAHR

to say (used with great latitude)

15 occurrences in verses 1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21 · Hebrew gematria 241
אִישׁH376
ʾîš · eesh

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

12 occurrences in verses 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22 · Hebrew gematria 311
בֵּןH1121
bēn · bane

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

11 occurrences in verses 1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24 · Hebrew gematria 702
אַחַרH310
ʾaḥar · ah-HAHR

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

10 occurrences in verses 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14 · Hebrew gematria 209
בִּכְרִיH1075
bikrî · beek-REE

Bikri, an Israelite

8 occurrences in verses 1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 13, 21, 22 · Hebrew gematria 232
עֲמָשָׂאH6021
ʿămāśāʾ · uh-ma-SA

Amasa, the name of two Israelites

8 occurrences in verses 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12 · Hebrew gematria 411
שֶׁבַעH7652
šebaʿ · sheh-VA

Sheba, the name of a place in Palestine, and of two Israelites

8 occurrences in verses 1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 13, 21, 22 · Hebrew gematria 372
דָּוִדH1732
dāwid · da-VEED

David, the youngest son of Jesse

7 occurrences in verses 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 21, 26 · Hebrew gematria 14
בּוֹאH935
bôʾ · boh

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

7 occurrences in verses 3, 8, 12, 14, 15, 22 · Hebrew gematria 9

Hebrew verse gematria

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