As soonas he was removedfrom the highway,allthe menpassedon afterJoabto pursueShebathe sonof Bichri.
Now a worthlessfellowhappenedto be therewhose namewas Sheba,the sonof Bichri,a Benjamite;and he blewthe trumpetand said,"We havenoportionin David,Nordo we have inheritancein the sonof Jesse;Everymanto his tents,O Israel!"
Now there stoodby him oneof Joab'syoungmen,and said,"WhoeverfavorsJoaband whoeveris for David,[let him] followJoab."
Now he wentthroughallthe tribesof Israelto Abel,even Beth-maacah,and allthe Berites;and they were gatheredtogether and alsowentafterhim.
Then the kingof AssyriasentTartanand Rab-sarisand Rabshakehfrom Lachishto KingHezekiahwith a largearmyto Jerusalem.So they wentup and cameto Jerusalem.And when they wentup, they cameand stoodby the conduitof the upperpool,whichis on the highwayof the fuller'sfield.
The highwayof the uprightis to departfrom evil;He who watcheshis waypreserveshis life.
And the kingof AssyriasentRabshakehfrom Lachishto Jerusalemto KingHezekiahwith a largearmy.And he stoodby the conduitof the upperpoolon the highwayof the fuller'sfield.
Gothrough,gothroughthe gates,Clearthe wayfor the people;Buildup, buildup the highway,Removethe stones,liftup a standardoverthe peoples.
Then the LORDsaidto Isaiah,"Goout nowto meetAhaz,you and your sonShear-jashub,at the endof the conduitof the upperpool,on the highwayto the fuller'sfield,
"Setup for yourself roadmarks,Placefor yourself guideposts;Directyour mindto the highway,The wayby which you went.Return,O virginof Israel,Returnto theseyour cities.
Again, the sonsof Israelsaidto him, "We will goup by the highway,and ifI and my livestockdo drinkany of your water,then I will payits price.Let me onlypassthroughon my feet,nothing[else]."
Thenthey cameto Jericho.And as He was leavingJerichowith His disciplesand a largecrowd,a blindbeggar[named] Bartimaeus,the sonof Timaeus,was sittingby the road.
So they said,"Behold,there is a feastof the LORDfrom yearto yearin Shiloh,whichis on the northsideof Bethel,on the eastsideof the highwaythat goesup from Bethelto Shechem,and on the southsideof Lebonah."
And the cowstookthe straightwayin the directionof Beth-shemesh;they wentalong the highway,lowingas they went,and did not turnasideto the rightor to the left.And the lordsof the Philistinesfollowedthem to the borderof Beth-shemesh.
