1 And there happened 7122 to be there a man 376 of Belial 1100, whose name 8034 was Sheba 7652, the son 1121 of Bichri 1075, a Benjamite 1145: and he blew 8628 a trumpet 7782, and said 559, We have no part 2506 in David 1732, neither have we inheritance 5159 in the son 1121 of Jesse 3448: every 376 man 376 to his tents 168, O Israel 3478.
2 So every man 376 of Israel 3478 went up 5927 from after 310 David 1732, and followed 310 Sheba 7652 the son 1121 of Bichri 1075: but the men 376 of Judah 3063 clave 1692 unto their king 4428, from Jordan 3383 even to Jerusalem 3389.
3 And David 1732 came 935 to his house 1004 at Jerusalem 3389; and the king 4428 took 3947 the ten 6235 women 802 his concubines 6370, whom he had left 3240 to keep 8104 the house 1004, and put 5414 them in ward 4931, and fed 3557 them, but went not in 935 unto them. So they were shut up 6887 unto the day 3117 of their death 4191, living 2424 in widowhood 491.
4 Then said 559 the king 4428 to Amasa 6021, Assemble 2199 me the men 376 of Judah 3063 within three 7969 days 3117, and be thou here present 5975.
5 So Amasa 6021 went 3212 to assemble 2199 the men of Judah 3063: but he tarried longer 309 3186 than the set time 4150 which he had appointed 3259 him.
6 And David 1732 said 559 to Abishai 52, Now shall Sheba 7652 the son 1121 of Bichri 1075 do us more harm 3415 than did Absalom 53: take 3947 thou thy lord's 113 servants 5650, and pursue 7291 after 310 him, lest he get 4672 him fenced 1219 cities 5892, and escape 5337 us 5869.
7 And there went out 3318 after 310 him Joab's 3097 men 582, and the Cherethites 3774, and the Pelethites 6432, and all the mighty men 1368: and they went out 3318 of Jerusalem 3389, to pursue 7291 after 310 Sheba 7652 the son 1121 of Bichri 1075.
8 When they were at the great 1419 stone 68 which is in Gibeon 1391, Amasa 6021 went 935 before 6440 them. And Joab's 3097 garment 4055 that he had put on 3830 was girded 2296 unto him, and upon it a girdle 2289 with a sword 2719 fastened 6775 upon his loins 4975 in the sheath 8593 thereof; and as he went forth 3318 it fell out 5307.
9 And Joab 3097 said 559 to Amasa 6021, Art thou in health 7965, my brother 251? And Joab 3097 took 270 Amasa 6021 by the beard 2206 with the right 3225 hand 3027 to kiss 5401 him.
10 But Amasa 6021 took no heed 8104 to the sword 2719 that was in Joab's 3097 hand 3027: so he smote 5221 him therewith in the fifth 2570 rib, and shed out 8210 his bowels 4578 to the ground 776, and struck him not again 8138; and he died 4191. So Joab 3097 and Abishai 52 his brother 251 pursued 7291 after 310 Sheba 7652 the son 1121 of Bichri 1075.
11 And one 376 of Joab's 3097 men 5288 stood 5975 by him, and said 559, He 4310 that favoureth 2654 Joab 3097, and he that is for David 1732, let him go after 310 Joab 3097.
12 And Amasa 6021 wallowed 1556 in blood 1818 in the midst 8432 of the highway 4546. And when the man 376 saw 7200 that all the people 5971 stood still 5975, he removed 5437 Amasa 6021 out of the highway 4546 into the field 7704, and cast 7993 a cloth 899 upon him, when he saw 7200 that every one that came 935 by him stood still 5975.
13 When he was removed 3014 out of the highway 4546, all the people 376 went on 5674 after 310 Joab 3097, to pursue 7291 after 310 Sheba 7652 the son 1121 of Bichri 1075.
14 And he went 5674 through all the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478 unto Abel 59, and to Bethmaachah 1038, and all the Berites 1276: and they were gathered together 6950 7035, and went 935 also after 310 him.
15 And they came 935 and besieged 6696 him in Abel 59 of Bethmaachah 1038, and they cast up 8210 a bank 5550 against the city 5892, and it stood 5975 in the trench 2426: and all the people 5971 that were with Joab 3097 battered 7843 the wall 2346, to throw it down 5307.
16 Then cried 7121 a wise 2450 woman 802 out of the city 5892, Hear 8085, hear 8085; say 559, I pray you, unto Joab 3097, Come near 7126 hither, that I may speak 1696 with thee.
17 And when he was come near 7126 unto her, the woman 802 said 559, Art thou Joab 3097? And he answered 559, I am he. Then she said 559 unto him, Hear 8085 the words 1697 of thine handmaid 519. And he answered 559, I do hear 8085.
18 Then she spake 559, saying 559, They were wont 1696 to speak 1696 in old time 7223, saying 559, They shall surely 7592 ask 7592 counsel at Abel 59: and so they ended 8552 the matter.
19 I am one of them that are peaceable 7999 and faithful 539 in Israel 3478: thou seekest 1245 to destroy 4191 a city 5892 and a mother 517 in Israel 3478: why wilt thou swallow up 1104 the inheritance 5159 of the LORD 3068?
20 And Joab 3097 answered 6030 and said 559, Far be it 2486, far be it 2486 from me, that I should swallow up 1104 or destroy 7843.
21 The matter 1697 is not so: but a man 376 of mount 2022 Ephraim 669, Sheba 7652 the son 1121 of Bichri 1075 by name 8034, hath lifted up 5375 his hand 3027 against the king 4428, even against David 1732: deliver 5414 him only, and I will depart 3212 from the city 5892. And the woman 802 said 559 unto Joab 3097, Behold, his head 7218 shall be thrown 7993 to thee over 1157 the wall 2346.
22 Then the woman 802 went 935 unto all the people 5971 in her wisdom 2451. And they cut off 3772 the head 7218 of Sheba 7652 the son 1121 of Bichri 1075, and cast 7993 it out to Joab 3097. And he blew 8628 a trumpet 7782, and they retired 6327 from the city 5892, every man 376 to his tent 168. And Joab 3097 returned 7725 to Jerusalem 3389 unto the king 4428.
23 Now Joab 3097 was over all the host 6635 of Israel 3478: and Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077 was over the Cherethites 3774 3746 and over the Pelethites 6432:
24 And Adoram 151 was over the tribute 4522: and Jehoshaphat 3092 the son 1121 of Ahilud 286 was recorder 2142:
25 And Sheva 7864 7724 was scribe 5608: and Zadok 6659 and Abiathar 54 were the priests 3548:
26 And Ira 5896 also the Jairite 2972 was a chief ruler 3548 about David 1732.