Chiasm
2 Samuel 20:10–13
2 Samuel 20:10–134 matched frames1 pivot
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- A 10 So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
- B 11 And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.
- C 12 And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway.
- D And when the man saw that all the people stood still,
- E he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him,
- D' when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.
- D And when the man saw that all the people stood still,
- C' 13 When he was removed out of the highway,
- C 12 And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway.
- B' all the people went on after Joab,
- B 11 And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.
- A' to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.