Now a wicked man, a Benjaminite named Sheba son of Bichri, happened to be there. He blew the ram’s horn and shouted: We have no portion in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Each man to his tent, Israel!
2 Samuel 20:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When he was removed from the road, all the men passed by and followed Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When Amasa was removed from the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri. American Standard Version (1901) When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri. Common English Bible Once Amasa was moved out of the road, everyone who followed Joab marched past in pursuit of Bichri’s son Sheba. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, when he had been removed from the road, all the men continued on, following Joab in the pursuit of Sheba, the son of Bichri. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he was removed out of the way, all the people went on following Joab to pursue after Seba the son of Bochri. |
Now a wicked man, a Benjaminite named Sheba son of Bichri, happened to be there. He blew the ram’s horn and shouted: We have no portion in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Each man to his tent, Israel!
One of Joab’s young men had stood over Amasa saying, ‘Whoever favours Joab and whoever is for David, follow Joab! ’
Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of Beth-maacah. All the Berites came together and followed him.
Then the king of Assyria sent the field marshal, the chief of staff, and his royal spokesman, along with a massive army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced and came to Jerusalem, and they took their position by the aqueduct of the upper pool, by the road to the Launderer’s Field.
The road of the upright avoids evil; the one who guards his way protects his life.
Then the king of Assyria sent his royal spokesman, along with a massive army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. The Assyrian stood near the conduit of the upper pool, by the road to Launderer’s Field.
Go out, go out through the city gates; prepare a way for the people! Build it up, build up the road; clear away the stones! Raise a banner for the peoples.
The Lord said to Isaiah, ‘Go out with your son Shear-jashub , to meet Ahaz at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, by the road to the Launderer’s Field.
Set up road markers for yourself; establish signposts! Keep the road in mind, the way you have travelled. Return, Virgin Israel! Return to these cities of yours.
‘We will go on the main road,’ the Israelites replied to them, ‘and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay its price. There will be no problem; only let us travel through on foot.’
They came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.
They also said, ‘Look, there’s an annual festival to the Lord in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel, east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.’
The cows went straight up the road to Beth-shemesh. They stayed on that one road, lowing as they went; they never strayed to the right or to the left. The Philistine rulers were walking behind them to the territory of Beth-shemesh.