2 Samuel 20:1

New Living Translation

There happened to be a troublemaker there named Sheba son of Bicri, a man from the tribe of Benjamin. Sheba blew a ram’s horn and began to chant: “Down with the dynasty of David! We have no interest in the son of Jesse. Come on, you men of Israel, back to your homes!”

Cross References

Genesis 46:21

Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

2 Samuel 15:10

But while he was there, he sent secret messengers to all the tribes of Israel to stir up a rebellion against the king. “As soon as you hear the ram’s horn,” his message read, “you are to say, ‘Absalom has been crowned king in Hebron.’”

2 Samuel 16:11

Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “My own son is trying to kill me. Doesn’t this relative of Saul have even more reason to do so? Leave him alone and let him curse, for the Lord has told him to do it.

2 Samuel 16:7

“Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!” he shouted at David.

2 Samuel 18:17

They threw Absalom’s body into a deep pit in the forest and piled a great heap of stones over it. And all Israel fled to their homes.

2 Samuel 20:2

So all the men of Israel deserted David and followed Sheba son of Bicri. But the men of Judah stayed with their king and escorted him from the Jordan River to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 20:22

Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice, and they cut off Sheba’s head and threw it out to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and called his troops back from the attack. They all returned to their homes, and Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 23:6

But the godless are like thorns to be thrown away, for they tear the hand that touches them.

1 Kings 12:16

When all Israel realized that the king had refused to listen to them, they responded, “Down with the dynasty of David! We have no interest in the son of Jesse. Back to your homes, O Israel! Look out for your own house, O David!” So the people of Israel returned home.

1 Kings 21:10

And then seat two scoundrels across from him who will accuse him of cursing God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”

2 Chronicles 10:16

When all Israel realized that the king had refused to listen to them, they responded, “Down with the dynasty of David! We have no interest in the son of Jesse. Back to your homes, O Israel! Look out for your own house, O David!” So all the people of Israel returned home.

2 Chronicles 10:6

Then King Rehoboam discussed the matter with the older men who had counseled his father, Solomon. “What is your advice?” he asked. “How should I answer these people?”

Psalm 17:13

Arise, O Lord! Stand against them, and bring them to their knees! Rescue me from the wicked with your sword!

Psalm 34:19

The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.

Proverbs 25:8

don’t be in a hurry to go to court. For what will you do in the end if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat?

Proverbs 26:21

A quarrelsome person starts fights as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.

Mark 3:24

“A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse.

Luke 19:14

But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want him to be our king.’

Luke 19:27

And as for these enemies of mine who didn’t want me to be their king—bring them in and execute them right here in front of me.’”

John 13:8

“No,” Peter protested, “you will never ever wash my feet!” Jesus replied, “Unless I wash you, you won’t belong to me.”

Deuteronomy 13:13

that scoundrels among you are leading their fellow citizens astray by saying, ‘Let us go worship other gods’—gods you have not known before.

Judges 19:22

While they were enjoying themselves, a crowd of troublemakers from the town surrounded the house. They began beating at the door and shouting to the old man, “Bring out the man who is staying with you so we can have sex with him.”

Judges 3:27

When he arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, Ehud sounded a call to arms. Then he led a band of Israelites down from the hills.

Ruth 2:3

So Ruth went out to gather grain behind the harvesters. And as it happened, she found herself working in a field that belonged to Boaz, the relative of her father-in-law, Elimelech.

1 Samuel 13:2

Saul selected 3,000 special troops from the army of Israel and sent the rest of the men home. He took 2,000 of the chosen men with him to Micmash and the hill country of Bethel. The other 1,000 went with Saul’s son Jonathan to Gibeah in the land of Benjamin.

1 Samuel 2:12

Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the Lord

1 Samuel 30:22

But some evil troublemakers among David’s men said, “They didn’t go with us, so they can’t have any of the plunder we recovered. Give them their wives and children, and tell them to be gone.”