2 Samuel 20

1And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

וְשָׁם נִקְרָא אִישׁ בְּלִיַּעַל וּשְׁמֹו שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי אִישׁ יְמִינִי וַיִּתְקַע בַּשֹּׁפָר וַיֹּאמֶר אֵין־לָנוּ חֵלֶק בְּדָוִד וְלֹא נַחֲלָה־לָנוּ בְּבֶן־יִשַׁי אִישׁ לְאֹהָלָיו יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ (5839)

2So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.

וַיַּעַל כָּל־אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאַחֲרֵי דָוִד אַחֲרֵי שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי וְאִישׁ יְהוּדָה דָּבְקוּ בְמַלְכָּם מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּן וְעַד־יְרוּשָׁלִָם׃ (3782)

3And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.

וַיָּבֹא דָוִד אֶל־בֵּיתֹו יְרוּשָׁלִַם וַיִּקַּח הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵת עֶשֶׂר־נָשִׁים ׀ פִּלַגְשִׁים אֲשֶׁר הִנִּיחַ לִשְׁמֹר הַבַּיִת וַיִּתְּנֵם בֵּית־מִשְׁמֶרֶת וַיְכַלְכְּלֵם וַאֲלֵיהֶם לֹא־בָא וַתִּהְיֶינָה צְרֻרֹות עַד־יֹום מֻתָן אַלְמְנוּת חַיּוּת׃ (9815)

4Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.

וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־עֲמָשָׂא הַזְעֶק־לִי אֶת־אִישׁ־יְהוּדָה שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים וְאַתָּה פֹּה עֲמֹד׃ (3499)

5So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

וַיֵּלֶךְ עֲמָשָׂא לְהַזְעִיק אֶת־יְהוּדָה [וַיִּיחֶר כ] (וַיֹּוחֶר ק) מִן־הַמֹּועֵד אֲשֶׁר יְעָדֹו׃ (2520)

6And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.

וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־אֲבִישַׁי עַתָּה יֵרַע לָנוּ שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי מִן־אַבְשָׁלֹום אַתָּה קַח אֶת־עַבְדֵי אֲדֹנֶיךָ וּרְדֹף אַחֲרָיו פֶּן־מָצָא לֹו עָרִים בְּצֻרֹות וְהִצִּיל עֵינֵנוּ׃ (5834)

7And there went out after him Joab’s men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

וַיֵּצְאוּ אַחֲרָיו אַנְשֵׁי יֹואָב וְהַכְּרֵתִי וְהַפְּלֵתִי וְכָל־הַגִּבֹּרִים וַיֵּצְאוּ מִירוּשָׁלִַם לִרְדֹּף אַחֲרֵי שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי׃ (4134)

8When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab’s garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.

הֵם עִם־הָאֶבֶן הַגְּדֹולָה אֲשֶׁר בְּגִבְעֹון וַעֲמָשָׂא בָּא לִפְנֵיהֶם וְיֹואָב חָגוּר ׀ מִדֹּו לְבֻשׁוּ [וְעָלֹו כ] (וְעָלָיו ק) חֲגֹור חֶרֶב מְצֻמֶּדֶת עַל־מָתְנָיו בְּתַעְרָהּ וְהוּא יָצָא וַתִּפֹּל׃ (5438)

9And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

וַיֹּאמֶר יֹואָב לַעֲמָשָׂא הֲשָׁלֹום אַתָּה אָחִי וַתֹּחֶז יַד־יְמִין יֹואָב בִּזְקַן עֲמָשָׂא לִנְשָׁק־לֹו׃ (3173)

10But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

וַעֲמָשָׂא לֹא־נִשְׁמַר בַּחֶרֶב ׀ אֲשֶׁר בְּיַד־יֹואָב וַיַּכֵּהוּ בָהּ אֶל־הַחֹמֶשׁ וַיִּשְׁפֹּךְ מֵעָיו אַרְצָה וְלֹא־שָׁנָה לֹו וַיָּמֹת ס וְיֹואָב וַאֲבִישַׁי אָחִיו רָדַף אַחֲרֵי שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי׃ (5544)

11And 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.

וְאִישׁ עָמַד עָלָיו מִנַּעֲרֵי יֹואָב וַיֹּאמֶר מִי אֲשֶׁר חָפֵץ בְּיֹואָב וּמִי אֲשֶׁר־לְדָוִד אַחֲרֵי יֹואָב׃ (2782)

12And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.

וַעֲמָשָׂא מִתְגֹּלֵל בַּדָּם בְּתֹוךְ הַמְּסִלָּה וַיַּרְא הָאִישׁ כִּי־עָמַד כָּל־הָעָם וַיַּסֵּב אֶת־עֲמָשָׂא מִן־הַמְסִלָּה הַשָּׂדֶה וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ עָלָיו בֶּגֶד כַּאֲשֶׁר רָאָה כָּל־הַבָּא עָלָיו וְעָמָד׃ (5322)

13When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

כַּאֲשֶׁר הֹגָה מִן־הַמְסִלָּה עָבַר כָּל־אִישׁ אַחֲרֵי יֹואָב לִרְדֹּף אַחֲרֵי שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי׃ (2824)

14And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.

וַיַּעֲבֹר בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אָבֵלָה וּבֵית מַעֲכָה וְכָל־הַבֵּרִים ס [וַיִּקְלֵהוּ כ] (וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ ק) וַיָּבֹאוּ אַף־אַחֲרָיו׃ (2931)

15And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

וַיָּבֹאוּ וַיָּצֻרוּ עָלָיו בְּאָבֵלָה בֵּית הַמַּעֲכָה וַיִּשְׁפְּכוּ סֹלְלָה אֶל־הָעִיר וַתַּעֲמֹד בַּחֵל וְכָל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אֶת־יֹואָב מַשְׁחִיתִם לְהַפִּיל הַחֹומָה׃ (4577)

16Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

וַתִּקְרָא אִשָּׁה חֲכָמָה מִן־הָעִיר שִׁמְעוּ שִׁמְעוּ אִמְרוּ־נָא אֶל־יֹואָב קְרַב עַד־הֵנָּה וַאֲדַבְּרָה אֵלֶיךָ׃ (3356)

17And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.

וַיִּקְרַב אֵלֶיהָ וַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה הַאַתָּה יֹואָב וַיֹּאמֶר אָנִי וַתֹּאמֶר לֹו שְׁמַע דִּבְרֵי אֲמָתֶךָ וַיֹּאמֶר שֹׁמֵעַ אָנֹכִי׃ (4588)

18Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

וַתֹּאמֶר לֵאמֹר דַּבֵּר יְדַבְּרוּ בָרִאשֹׁנָה לֵאמֹר שָׁאֹל יְשָׁאֲלוּ בְּאָבֵל וְכֵן הֵתַמּוּ׃ (3415)

19I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?

אָנֹכִי שְׁלֻמֵי אֱמוּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אַתָּה מְבַקֵּשׁ לְהָמִית עִיר וְאֵם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לָמָּה תְבַלַּע נַחֲלַת יְהוָה׃ (4403)

20And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

וַיַּעַן יֹואָב וַיֹּאמַר חָלִילָה חָלִילָה לִי אִם־אֲבַלַּע וְאִם־אַשְׁחִית׃ (1528)

21The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

לֹא־כֵן הַדָּבָר כִּי אִישׁ מֵהַר אֶפְרַיִם שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי שְׁמֹו נָשָׂא יָדֹו בַּמֶּלֶךְ בְּדָוִד תְּנוּ־אֹתֹו לְבַדֹּו וְאֵלְכָה מֵעַל הָעִיר וַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה אֶל־יֹואָב הִנֵּה רֹאשֹׁו מֻשְׁלָךְ אֵלֶיךָ בְּעַד הַחֹומָה׃ (6268)

22Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

וַתָּבֹוא הָאִשָּׁה אֶל־כָּל־הָעָם בְּחָכְמָתָהּ וַיִּכְרְתוּ אֶת־רֹאשׁ שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי וַיַּשְׁלִכוּ אֶל־יֹואָב וַיִּתְקַע בַּשֹּׁופָר וַיָּפֻצוּ מֵעַל־הָעִיר אִישׁ לְאֹהָלָיו וְיֹואָב שָׁב יְרוּשָׁלִַם אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ׃ (7242)

23Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

וְיֹואָב אֶל כָּל־הַצָּבָא יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבְנָיָה בֶּן־יְהֹויָדָע עַל־ [הַכְּרִי כ] (הַכְּרֵתִי ק) וְעַל־הַפְּלֵתִי׃ (2696)

24And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:

וַאֲדֹרָם עַל־הַמַּס וִיהֹושָׁפָט בֶּן־אֲחִילוּד הַמַּזְכִּיר׃ (1265)

25And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

[וּשֵׁיָא כ] (וּשְׁוָא ק) סֹפֵר וְצָדֹוק וְאֶבְיָתָר כֹּהֲנִים׃ (2040)

26And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.

וְגַם עִירָא הַיָּאִרִי הָיָה כֹהֵן לְדָוִד׃ (695)