Original 1611 King James Bible (KJV)

2 Samuel 20

1 By occasion of the quarrel, Sheba maketh a party in Israel. 3 David's ten concubines are shut up in perpetual prison. 4 Amasa, made captain over Judah, is slain by Joab. 14 Joab pursueth Sheba unto Abel. 16 A wise woman saveth the city by Sheba's head. 23 David's officers.

 20:1 ¶ And there x8033 happened 7122 z8738 to bee there a man 376 of Belial, 1100 whose name 8034 [was] Sheba 7652 the sonne 1121 of Bichri, 1075 a Beniamite, 1145 & hee blew 8628 z8799 a trumpet, 7782 and said, 559 z8799 Wee haue no x369 part 2506 in Dauid, 1732 neither x3808 haue we inheritance 5159 in the sonne 1121 of Iesse: 3448 euery y376 man 376 to his tents, 168 O Israel. 3478

 20:2 So euery x3605 man 376 of Israel 3478 went vp 5927 z8799 from after 310 x4480 Dauid, 1732 [and] followed 310 Sheba 7652 the sonne 1121 of Bichri: 1075 but the men 376 of Iudah 3063 claue 1692 z8804 vnto their king, 4428 from x4480 Iordane 3383 euen to x5704 Ierusalem. 3389

 20:3 ¶ And Dauid 1732 came 935 z8799 to x413 his house 1004 at Ierusalem, 3389 and the king 4428 tooke 3947 z8799 x853 the ten 6235 women 802 his concubines, 6370 whom x834 he had left y3240 z8689 x5117 to keep 8104 z8800 the house, 1004 and put 5414 z8799 them in ward, 4931 x1004 and fed 3557 z8770 them, but went x935 not x3808 in y935 z8804 vnto x413 them: so they were x1961 shut vp 6887 z8803 vnto x5704 the day 3117 of their death, 4191 z8800 liuing 2424 in widowhood. 491

 20:4 ¶ Then said 559 z8799 the king 4428 to x413 Amasa, 6021 Assemble 2199 z8685 me x853 the men 376 of Iudah 3063 within three 7969 dayes, 3117 and be thou x859 here x6311 present. 5975 z8798

 20:5 So Amasa 6021 went y3212 z8799 x1980 to assemble 2199 z8687 the men of x853 Iudah; 3063 but hee taried longer 3186 z8799 y309 z8675 then x4480 the set time 4150 which x834 he had appointed 3259 z8804 him.

 20:6 And Dauid 1732 said 559 z8799 to x413 Abishai, 52 Now x6258 shall Sheba 7652 the sonne 1121 of Bichri 1075 doe vs more harme 3415 z8799 then x4480 did Absalom: 53 take 3947 z8798 thou x859 x853 thy lords 113 seruants, 5650 and pursue 7291 z8798 after 310 him, lest x6435 he get 4672 z8804 him fenced 1219 z8803 cities, 5892 and escape 5337 z8689 x5869 vs. y5869

 20:7 And there went out 3318 z8799 after 310 him Ioabs 3097 men, y582 x376 and the Cherethites, 3774 and the Pelethites, 6432 and all x3605 the mighty men: 1368 and they went out 3318 z8799 of Ierusalem, 3389 x4480 to pursue 7291 z8800 after 310 Sheba 7652 the sonne 1121 of Bichri. 1075

 20:8 When they x1992 [were] at x5973 the great 1419 stone 68 which x834 [is] in Gibeon, 1391 Amasa 6021 went 935 z8804 before 6440 them: and Ioabs 3097 garment 4055 that he had put on, 3830 was girded 2296 z8803 vnto x5921 him, and vpon x5921 it a girdle 2289 [with] a sword 2719 fastned 6775 z8794 vpon x5921 his loynes 4975 in the sheath 8593 thereof, and as hee x1931 went forth, 3318 z8804 it fell out. 5307 z8799

 20:9 And Ioab 3097 saide 559 z8799 to Amasa, 6021 Art thou x859 in health, 7965 my brother? 251 And Ioab 3097 tooke 270 z8799 Amasa 6021 by the beard 2206 with the right 3225 hand 3027 to kisse 5401 z8800 him.

 20:10 But Amasa 6021 tooke no x3808 heed 8104 z8738 to the sword 2719 that x834 [was] in Ioabs 3097 hand: 3027 so hee smote 5221 z8686 him therewith in x413 the fifth 2570 [rib], and shed out 8210 z8799 his bowels 4578 to the ground, 776 and strake x8138 him not x3808 againe, y8138 z8804 and he died: 4191 z8799 so Ioab 3097 and Abishai 52 his brother 251 pursued 7291 z8804 after 310 Sheba 7652 the sonne 1121 of Bichri. 1075

 20:11 And one 376 of Ioabs y3097 men 5288 x4480 x3097 stood 5975 z8804 by x5921 him, and said, 559 z8799 He 4310 that x834 fauoureth 2654 z8804 Ioab, 3097 and hee x4310 that x834 [is] for Dauid, 1732 [let him goe] after 310 Ioab. 3097

 20:12 And Amasa 6021 wallowed 1556 z8706 in blood 1818 in the mids 8432 of the high way: 4546 and when the man 376 saw 7200 z8799 that x3588 all x3605 the people 5971 stood still, 5975 z8804 he remoued 5437 z8686 x853 Amasa 6021 out of x4480 the high way 4546 into the field, 7704 and cast 7993 z8686 a cloth 899 vpon x5921 him, when x834 hee saw 7200 z8804 that euery x3605 one that came 935 z8802 by x5921 him, stood still. 5975 z8804

 20:13 When x834 he was remoued 3014 z8689 out of x4480 the high way, 4546 all x3605 the people 376 went on 5674 z8804 after 310 Ioab, 3097 to pursue 7291 z8800 after 310 Sheba 7652 the sonne 1121 of Bichri. 1075

 20:14 ¶ And hee went y5674 z8799 thorow x5674 all x3605 the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478 vnto Abel, 59 and to Bethmaachah, 1038 and all x3605 the Berites: 1276 and they were gathered together, 7035 z8735 y6950 z8675 and went 935 z8799 also x637 after 310 him.

 20:15 And they came 935 z8799 and besieged 6696 z8799 x5921 him in Abel y59 of Bethmaachah, y1038 x62 and they cast vp 8210 z8799 a banke 5550 against x413 the citie, 5892 and it stood 5975 z8799 in the trench: 2426 and all x3605 the people 5971 that x834 [were] with x854 Ioab, 3097 battered 7843 z8688 the wall, 2346 to throw [it] downe. 5307 z8687

 20:16 ¶ Then cried 7121 z8799 a wise 2450 woman 802 out of x4480 the citie, 5892 Heare, 8085 z8798 heare; 8085 z8798 say, 559 z8798 I pray you, x4994 vnto x413 Ioab, 3097 Come neere 7126 z8798 hither, x5704 x2008 that I may speake 1696 z8762 with x413 thee.

 20:17 And when he was come neere 7126 z8799 vnto x413 her, the woman 802 said, 559 z8799 [Art] thou x859 Ioab? 3097 And he answered, 559 z8799 I x589 [am he]: Then shee said 559 z8799 vnto him, Heare 8085 z8798 the words 1697 of thine handmaid. 519 And he answered, 559 z8799 I x595 doe heare. 8085 z8802

 20:18 Then she spake, 559 z8799 saying, 559 z8800 They were wont 1696 z8763 to speake 1696 z8762 in old time, 7223 saying, 559 z8800 They shall surely y7592 z8800 aske 7592 z8762 counsell at Abel: 59 and so x3651 they ended 8552 z8689 [the matter].

 20:19 I x595 [am] one of them that are peaceable 7999 z8803 [and] faithfull 539 z8803 in Israel: 3478 thou x859 seekest 1245 z8764 to destroy 4191 z8687 a citie, 5892 and a mother 517 in Israel: 3478 Why x4100 wilt thou swallow vp 1104 z8762 the inheritance 5159 of the LORD? 3068

 20:20 And Ioab 3097 answered 6030 z8799 and saide, 559 z8799 Farre be it, 2486 farre be it 2486 from me, that x518 I should swallow vp 1104 z8762 or x518 destroy. 7843 z8686

 20:21 The matter 1697 is not x3808 so: x3651 but x3588 a man 376 of mount 2022 x4480 Ephraim 669 (Sheba 7652 the sonne 1121 of Bichri 1075 by name) 8034 hath lift vp 5375 z8804 his hand 3027 against the king, 4428 [euen] against Dauid: 1732 deliuer 5414 z8798 him onely, x905 and I will depart y3212 z8799 x1980 from x4480 x5921 the city. 5892 And the woman 802 said 559 z8799 vnto x413 Ioab, 3097 Behold, x2009 his head 7218 shall be throwen 7993 z8716 to x413 thee ouer 1157 the wall. 2346

 20:22 Then the woman 802 went 935 z8799 vnto x413 all x3605 the people 5971 in her wisedome, 2451 and they cut off 3772 z8799 x853 the head 7218 of Sheba 7652 the sonne 1121 of Bichri, 1075 and cast y7993 z8686 [it] out x7993 to x413 Ioab: 3097 and hee blew 8628 z8799 a trumpet, 7782 and they retired 6327 z8799 from x4480 x5921 the citie, 5892 euery man 376 to his tent: 168 & Ioab 3097 returned 7725 z8804 to Ierusalem 3389 vnto x413 the king. 4428

 20:23 ¶ Now Ioab 3097 [was] ouer x413 all x3605 the hoste 6635 of Israel, 3478 and Benaiah 1141 the sonne 1121 of Iehoiada 3077 [was] ouer x5921 the Cherethites, 3774 z8675 y3746 and ouer x5921 the Pelethites. 6432

 20:24 And Adoram 151 [was] ouer x5921 the tribute, 4522 and Iehoshaphat 3092 the sonne 1121 of Ahilud 286 [was] Recorder. 2142 z8688

 20:25 And Sheua 7724 y7864 z8675 [was] scribe, 5608 z8802 and Zadok, 6659 and Abiathar 54 [were] the Priests. 3548

 20:26 And Ira 5896 also x1571 the Iairite, 2972 was x1961 a chiefe ruler 3548 about Dauid. 1732