Sheba in 2 Samuel 20:1 — Bible person

Heb. id. A “son of Bichri,” of the family of Becher, the son of Benjamin, and thus of the stem from which Saul was descended (2 Sam. 20:1-22). When David was returning to Jerusalem after the defeat of Absalom, a strife arose between the ten tribes and the tribe of Judah, because the latter took the lead in bringing back the king. Sheba took advantage of this state of things, and raised the standard of revolt, proclaiming, “We have no part in David.” With his followers he proceeded northward. David seeing it necessary to check this revolt, ordered Abishai to take the gibborim, “mighty men,” and the body-guard and such troops as he could gather, and pursue Sheba. Joab joined the expedition, and having treacherously put Amasa to death, assumed the command of the army. Sheba took refuge in Abel-Bethmaachah, a fortified town some miles north of Lake Merom. While Joab was engaged in laying siege to this city, Sheba’s head was, at the instigation of a “wise woman” who had held a parley with him from the city walls, thrown over the wall to the besiegers, and thus the revolt came to an end.

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Show passage in OET: SA2 20:1

OET-RV SA2 20:1

20 Now there was a good-for-nothing Benyamite man named Sheva who was Bikri’s son, and he blasted on the trumpet, then said,
⇔ “We have no interest in David,
⇔ ≈ and no claim in Yishay’s (Jesse’s) son.
⇔ Go home every man from Yisrael (Israel).”

OET-LV SA2 20:1

20 And_there a _man _of worthlessness he _was _met and_his/its_name was_Sheⱱaˊ the _son _of Bicri a _man a _Jaminite and_he _gave _a _blast on_trumpet and_he/it _said there_is_not to/for_us a _portion in_Dāvid and_not an _inheritance to/for_us in_the _son _of Yishay/(Jesse) everyone to_tents _of_his Oh _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

Show passage in OET: SA2 20:2

OET-RV SA2 20:2

2 So all the men of Yisrael left David and went with Sheva (Bikri’s sons), but the men of Yehudah (Judah) stayed with their king from the Yarden (Jordan) river and uphill to Yerushalem (Jerusalem).

OET-LV SA2 20:2

2 And_ every _of (the)_man _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _he/it _ascended from_after Dāvid after Sheⱱaˊ the _son _of Bicri and_the _man _of Yəhūdāh they _clung to_king _of_their from the_Yardēn/(Jordan) and_unto Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem).

Show passage in OET: SA2 20:6

OET-RV SA2 20:6

6 Meanwhile David told Avishay, “Bikri’s son Sheva will do more harm to us now than Avshalom (Absalom). Take some of my warriors and chase him down, in case he finds some fortified city to hide in and gets away from us.”

OET-LV SA2 20:6

6 And_ Dāvid _he/it _said to ʼAⱱīshay now he _will _be _bad to/for_us Sheⱱaˊ the _son _of Bicri more _than ʼAⱱīshālōm you take DOM the _servants _of your(pl)_master(s)_of_your and_pursue after_him lest he _has _found to_him/it cities fortified and_he _will _tear _out eye _of_our.

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