New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 20

Sheba’s Revolt

1Nowa worthlessבְּלִיַּ֗עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100fellowH376happenedנִקְרָ֜אnik.Ra'H7122to be thereוְשָׁ֨םve.ShamH8033whose nameוּשְׁמ֛וֹu.she.MoH8034was Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiH1075,a Benjamiteיְמִינִ֑יye.mi.NiH376 H3228;and he blewוַיִּתְקַ֣עvai.yit.Ka'H8628the trumpetבַּשֹּׁפָ֗רba.sho.FarH7782and saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, “We haveH369noH369portionחֵ֜לֶקChe.lekH2506in Davidבְּדָוִ֗דbe.da.VidH1732,Norוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808do we have inheritanceנַֽחֲלָה־na.cha.lah-H5159inthe sonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448;EveryH376manH376to his tentsלְאֹהָלָ֖יוle.'o.ha.LavH168,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!”

2So allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478withdrewוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732andfollowedאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִ֑יbikh.RiH1075;but the menוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063remainedH1692steadfastH1692to their kingבְמַלְכָּ֔םve.mal.KamH4428,from the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383even to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3Then Davidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to his houseבֵּיתוֹ֮bei.ToH1004at Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andthe kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the tenעֶֽשֶׂר־'e.ser-H6235womenנָשִׁ֣ים׀na.ShimH802,the concubinesפִּלַגְשִׁ֡יםpi.lag.ShimH6370whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had leftהִנִּיחַ֩hi.ni.aChH5117to keepלִשְׁמֹ֨רlish.MorH8104the houseהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and placedוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them under guardבֵּית־ מִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙beit- mish.Me.retH1004 H4931and providedH3557them with sustenanceH3557,but did not goבָ֑אVa'H935in to them. So they were shutצְרֻר֛וֹתtze.ru.RotH6887up untilעַד־'ad-H5704the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of their deathמֻתָ֖ןmu.TanH4191,livingחַיּֽוּת׃ סchai.YutH2424as widowsאַלְמְנ֥וּת'al.me.NutH491.

4Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAmasaעֲמָשָׂ֔א'a.ma.Sa'H6021, “Callהַזְעֶק־haz.'ek-H2199out the menאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063for me within threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,and be presentעֲמֹֽד׃'a.ModH5975hereפֹּ֥הpohH6311yourselfוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859.”

5So Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to callלְהַזְעִ֣יקle.haz.'IkH2199out the men ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, but hedelayedוַיּ֕וֹחֶרvai.yi.cherH309longer thanמִן־min-H4480the setH4150timeהַמּוֹעֵ֖דha.mo.'EdH4150whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had appointedיְעָדֽוֹ׃ סye.'a.DoH3259him.

6And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52, “Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiH1075will doH7489us moreמִן־min-H4480harmH7489thanH4480Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53;takeקַ֞חkachH3947your lord’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650and pursueוּרְדֹ֣ףu.re.DofH7291him, soפֶּן־pen-H6435that he does not findמָ֥צָאMa.tza'H4672for himself fortifiedבְּצֻר֖וֹתbe.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892and escapeוְהִצִּ֥ילve.hi.TzilH5337from our sightעֵינֵֽנוּ׃'ei.Ne.nuH5869.”

7So Joab’sיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097menH376wentוַיֵּצְא֤וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out afterH310him,along with the Cherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֥יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774and the Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֖יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the mightyH1368menH1368;and they wentוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318out from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389to pursueלִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.DofH7291Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

8When they were at the largeהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419stoneהָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venH68whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is inGibeonבְּגִבְע֔וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֖אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021cameבָּ֣אba'H935to meetלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440them. Now Joabוְיוֹאָ֞בve.yo.'AvH3097wasdressedחָג֣וּר׀cha.GurH2296 H3830in his military attireמִדּ֣וֹmi.DoH3830 H4055,and overH5921it was a beltחֲג֥וֹרcha.GorH2290with a swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719in its sheathבְּתַעְרָ֔הּbe.ta'.RahH8593fastenedמְצֻמֶּ֤דֶתme.tzu.Me.detH6775at his waistמָתְנָיו֙ma.te.NavH4975;and as he wentH3318forwardH3318,it fellוַתִּפֹּֽל׃ סva.ti.PolH5307out.

9Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Amasaלַעֲמָשָׂ֔אla.'a.ma.Sa'H6021, “Is it wellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with you, my brotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251?” AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097tookוַתֹּ֜חֶזva.To.chezH270Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021by the beardבִּזְקַ֥ןbiz.KanH2206with his rightיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225handיַד־yad-H3027to kissלִנְשָׁק־lin.shok-H5401him.

Amasa Murdered

10But Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֨אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021was not on guardנִשְׁמַ֜רnish.MarH8104against the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶב׀ba.Che.revH2719whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was in Joab’sיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027sohe struckוַיַּכֵּהוּ֩vai.ya.ke.HuH5221him in the bellyהַחֹ֜מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570with it and pouredוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֨ךְvai.yish.PokhH8210out his inwardH4578partsH4578on the groundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and did not strikehim againשָׁ֥נָהSha.nahH8138,and he diedוַיָּמֹ֑ת סvai.ya.MotH4191.Then Joabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097and Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251pursuedרָדַ֕ףra.DafH7291Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

11Now there stoodעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975by him oneוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376of Joab’sיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097youngמִֽנַּעֲרֵ֖יmi.na.'a.ReiH5288menH5288,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoeverמִי֩ אֲשֶׁ֨רmi 'a.SherH4310 H834favorsחָפֵ֧ץcha.FetzH2654Joabבְּיוֹאָ֛בbe.yo.'AvH3097and whoeverוּמִ֥י אֲשֶׁר־u.Mi 'a.Sher-H4310 H834is for Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732, let himfollowאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.”

12But Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֛אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021layH1556wallowingH1556in hisbloodבַּדָּ֖םba.DamH1818in the middleבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the highwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הha.me.si.LahH4546.And when the manהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200that allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971stoodH5975stillH5975, heremovedוַיַּסֵּב֩vai.ya.SevH5437Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֨א'a.ma.Sa'H6021from the highwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֤הham.si.LahH4546into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704and threwוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993a garmentבֶּ֔גֶדBe.gedH899overH5921him whenH3512he sawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200that everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who cameהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935by him stoodH5975stillH5975.

Revolt Put Down

13As soonH3512as he was removedהֹגָ֖הho.GahH3014from the highwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הham.si.LahH4546,allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאִישׁ֙'ishH376passedעָבַ֤ר'a.VarH5674on afterH310Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097to pursueלִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.DofH7291Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

14Now he wentH5674throughH5674allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478to AbelH59,even Beth-maacahH1038,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Beritesהַבֵּרִ֑ים סha.be.RimH1276;and they were gatheredוַיִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּvai.yik.le.huH6950together and alsoאַף־'af-H637wentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

15They cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and besiegedוַיָּצֻ֣רוּ עָלָ֗יוvai.ya.Tzu.ru 'a.LavH6696 H5921him inAbelH62Beth-maacahH1038, and theycastוַיִּשְׁפְּכ֤וּvai.yish.pe.KhuH8210up a siegeH5550rampH5550againstאֶל־'el-H413the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and it stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975by the rampartבַּחֵ֑לba.ChelH2426;and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097were wreakingH7843destructionH7843in order to toppleלְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.PilH5307the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

16Thena wiseחֲכָמָ֖הcha.kha.MahH2450womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802calledוַתִּקְרָ֛אva.tik.Ra'H7121from the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, “Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085!Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994tellאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, ‘Comeקְרַ֣בke.RavH7126hereעַד־ הֵ֔נָּה'ad- He.nahH5704 H2008that I may speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֖הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696with you.’”

17So he approachedוַיִּקְרַ֣בvai.yik.RavH7126her, and the womanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Are you Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097?”And he answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am.” Then she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Listenשְׁמַע֙she.Ma'H8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of your maidservantאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519.”And he answeredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am listeningשֹׁמֵ֥עַsho.Me.a'H8085.”

18Then she spokeוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Formerlyבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223they used to sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘They will surelyשָׁאֹ֧לsha.'OlH7592askיְשָׁאֲל֛וּye.sha.'a.LuH7592adviceat Abelבְּאָבֵ֖לbe.'a.VelH59,’and thusוְכֵ֥ןve.KhenH3651they endedהֵתַֽמּוּ׃he.Ta.muH8552the dispute.

19I am of those who are peaceableשְׁלֻמֵ֖יshe.lu.MeiH7999andfaithfulH539in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.You are seekingמְבַקֵּ֗שׁme.va.KeshH1245to destroyלְהָמִ֨יתle.ha.MitH4191a cityעִ֤יר'irH5892,even a motherוְאֵם֙ve.'EmH517in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100would you swallowתְבַלַּ֖עte.va.La'H1104upthe inheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068?”

20Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097repliedוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “Farחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it, farחָלִ֙ילָה֙cha.Li.lahH2486be it from me that I should swallowאֲבַלַּ֖ע'a.va.La'H1104up or destroyאַשְׁחִֽית׃'ash.ChitH7843!

21Suchכֵ֣ןkhenH3651is not the caseהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697.But a manאִישׁ֩'ishH376fromthe hillמֵהַ֨רme.HarH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,Shebaשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִ֣יbikh.RiH1075by nameשְׁמ֗וֹshe.MoH8034,has liftedנָשָׂ֤אna.Sa'H5375up his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027against Kingבַּמֶּ֣לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Davidבְּדָוִ֔דbe.da.VidH1732.Onlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905handH5414him overH5414,and I will departוְאֵלְכָ֖הve.'e.le.KhahH1980from the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.”And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,his headרֹאשׁ֛וֹro.ShoH7218will be thrownמֻשְׁלָ֥ךְmush.LakhH7993to you overבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.”

22Then the womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802wiselyבְּחָכְמָתָ֗הּbe.cha.khe.ma.TahH2451cameוַתָּבוֹא֩va.ta.Vo'H935to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971.And they cutוַֽיִּכְרְת֞וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772offH3772the headרֹ֨אשׁroshH7218of Shebaשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִי֙bikh.RiH1075and threwוַיַּשְׁלִ֣כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993it to Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097. Sohe blewוַיִּתְקַע֙vai.yit.Ka'H8628the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,and they were dispersedוַיָּפֻ֥צוּvai.ya.Fu.tzuH6327from the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to his tentלְאֹהָלָ֑יוle.'o.ha.LavH168.Joabוְיוֹאָ֛בve.yo.'AvH3097also returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

23Now Joabוְיוֹאָ֕בve.yo.'AvH3097was overאֶ֥ל'elH413the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605armyהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָה֙u.ve.na.YahH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077was overH5921the Cherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֖יha.ke.riH3774and the Pelethitesהַפְּלֵתִֽי׃ha.pe.le.TiH6432;

24and Adoramוַאֲדֹרָ֖םva.'a.do.RamH151was overעַל־'al-H5921the forcedהַמַּ֑סha.MasH4522laborH4522, andJehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahiludאֲחִיל֖וּד'a.chi.LudH286was the recorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142;

25and Shevaוּשְׁוָ֖אu.she.ya'H7724was scribeH5613,and Zadokוְצָד֥וֹקve.tza.DokH6659andAbiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54were priestsכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ko.ha.NimH3548;

26and Iraעִירָא֙'i.Ra'H5896the Jairiteהַיָּ֣אִרִ֔יhai.Ya.'i.RiH2972was alsoוְגַ֗םve.GamH1571a priestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548to Davidלְדָוִֽד׃ סle.da.VidH1732.

Sheba’s Revolt

Amasa Murdered

Revolt Put Down

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 20