2 Samuel 20:1 - The Scriptures 1998 And there came to be a man of Beliyaʽ More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THERE HAPPENED to be there a base and contemptible fellow named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite. He blew a trumpet and said, We have no portion in David and no inheritance in the son of Jesse! Every man to his tents, O Israel! American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Now a despicable man named Sheba, Bichri’s son, from Benjamin, was also there. He sounded the trumpet and said: “We don’t care about David! We have no stake in Jesse’s son! Go back to your homes, Israel!” Catholic Public Domain Version And it happened that there was, in that place, a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a man of Benjamin. And he sounded the trumpet, and he said: "There is no portion for us in David, nor any inheritance in the son of Jesse. Return to your own tents, O Israel." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Seba, the son of Bochri, a man of Jemini. And he sounded the trumpet, and said: We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Isai. Return to thy dwellings, O Israel. |
So the woman in her wisdom went to all the people. And they cut off the head of Sheḇ
“But the worthless are all as thorns thrust away, For they are not taken with hands,
Arise, O יהוה, Confront him, cause him to bend; Deliver my being from the wrong by Your sword,
Many are the evils of the righteous, But יהוה delivers him out of them all.
Do not go forth to strive in haste, For what would you do in the end, When your neighbour has put you to shame?
As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
“And if a reign is divided against itself, that reign is unable to stand.
“But his subjects were hating him, and sent a delegation after him, to say, ‘We do not wish this one to reign over us.’
‘But those enemies of mine who did not wish me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.’ ”
They were making their hearts glad, and see, men of the city, sons of Beliyaʽ
And it came to be, when he arrived, that he blew the ram’s horn in the mountains of Ephrayim, and the children of Yisra’ĕ
And she left, and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers. As it turned out, she came to the part of the field belonging to Boʽ