And there son and his name was Sheba son of Bichri, a man of Benjamin. And he trumped and said, There is not to us a portion among David, nor an inheritance in the son of Jesse. Each man to his tents, O Israel.
And ascended every man of Israel from behind David Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judah cleaved to their king from the Jordan and unto Jerusalem.
And David entered unto his house in Jerusalem, and took the ten women of his concubines, whom he left behind to guard the house; and he gave them for house guard, and he nourished them, but to And they were held until of their death as widows
And said to Amasa, Call to me men of Judah in three days, but you here
And Amasa went to summon Judah, and he passed time beyond the time which ordered
And David said to Abishai, Now shall do us evil above Absalom. And now take with yourself the servants of your master, and pursue after him! so that he should not find for himself cities and he should shadow our eyes.
And went forth and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty ones. And they went forth from Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba son of Bichri.
And they were by the stone in Gibeon. And Amasa entered in front of them. And Joab being girded uniform and upon him being tied around being teamed up on his loin in its sheath. And the sword came forth and fell.
And Joab said to Amasa, Are you in health, my brother? And constrained the beard of Amasa to kiss him.
And Amasa did not guard from the sword, of the one in the hand of Joab. And hit in his flank, and poured out upon the ground, and repeated a second time to him, and he died. And Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba son of Bichri.
And a man stood by him, servants of Joab. And he said, Who one wanting Joab, and who David? Joab.
And Amasa having died, and being befouled in the blood, the middle of the road. And beheld that stood And he returned Amasa from the road to and cast upon him a cloak, for he beheld that every one coming stopped by him.
And it came to pass when he removed him from out of the road, went by after Joab, to pursue after Sheba son of Bichri.
And he went through among all the tribes of Israel, to Abel and Beth-maacah. And they were assembled, and they came after him.
And they came and assaulted against him in Abel and Beth-maacah. And they cast a seige mound against the city, and it stood in the area around the wall. And all the people with Joab purposed to throw down the wall.
And yelled out from the city, and said, Hearken indeed! hearken! Say indeed to Joab, Approach unto here! and I will speak to him.
And he drew near to her. And said Are you Joab? And he said, I am. And she said to him, Hear the words of your maidservant! And he said, listening
And she said, saying, a word at first, saying, By asking they shall ask in Abel; and thus they ceased.
I am peaceable of ones supporting Israel. But you seek to kill a city, even a mother-city in Israel. Why do you swallow down of the lord?
And Joab answered and said, May it not be to me to swallow it, and shall I utterly destroy it?
is not For a man from mount Ephraim, Sheba son of Bichri lifted up his hand against king David. Give him to me only, and I shall go forth from the city. And said to Joab, Behold, his head to you over the wall.
And went in to all the people, and she spoke to all the city in her wisdom. And they removed the head of Sheba son of Bichri, and they tossed it to Joab. And he trumped with and they scattered from the city, each man to his tents. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
And Joab all the force of Israel. And Benaiah son of Jehoiada the Cherethites and over the Pelethites.
And Adoram the tribute. And Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud
And Sheva And Zadok and Abiathar