2 Samuel 20:6 - The Scriptures 1998

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And David said to Abishai, Now will Sheba son of Bichri do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your lord's servants and pursue him, lest he get for himself fenced cities and snatch away our very eyes.

American Standard Version (1901)

And David said to Abishai, Now will 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 fortified cities, and escape out of our sight.

Common English Bible

David told Abishai, “Bichri’s son Sheba will cause more trouble for us than Absalom did. Take your master’s servants and chase after him before he finds fortified cities and escapes from us.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

And David said to Abishai: "Now Sheba, the son of Bichri, will afflict us more so than Absalom did. Therefore, take the servants of your lord, and pursue him, otherwise he may find fortified cities, and escape from us."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And David said to Abisai: Now will Seba the son of Bochri do us more harm than did Absalom. Take thou therefore the servants of thy lord, and pursue after him, lest he find fenced cities, and escape us.

2 Samuel 20:6 Cross References

2 Samuel 10:14

And when the children of Ammon saw that the Arameans were fleeing, they also fled before Aḇ

2 Samuel 11:11

And Uriyah said to Dawiḏ

2 Samuel 18:12

But the man answered Yo’aḇ

2 Samuel 18:2

And Dawiḏ

2 Samuel 19:7

“And now, arise, go out and speak to the heart of your servants. For I swear by יהוה, if you do not go out, not one passes the night with you. And that is worse for you than all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now.”

2 Samuel 2:18

And there were three sons of Tseruyah there, Yo’aḇ

2 Samuel 21:17

But Aḇ

2 Samuel 23:18

And Aḇ

2 Samuel 3:30

So Yo’aḇ

2 Samuel 3:39

“And I am weak today, though anointed sovereign. And these men, the sons of Tseruyah, are too harsh for me. Let יהוה  repay the evil-doer according to his evil.”

1 Kings 1:33

And the sovereign said to them, “Take with you the servants of your master, and you shall have Shelomoh my son ride on my own mule, and take him down to Giḥ

1 Chronicles 11:20

And Aḇ

1 Chronicles 18:12

And Aḇ

Jeremiah 8:14

Why are we sitting still? Gather yourselves, and let us go into the walled cities, and let us be silent there. For יהוה  our Elohim has let us perish and given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against יהוה.

Mark 3:24

“And if a reign is divided against itself, that reign is unable to stand.

1 Samuel 26:6

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