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.
- 2So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clung to their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.
- 3And David came to his house at Jerusalem. The king took the ten women his secondary wives, who he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but did not sleep with them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood.
- 4Then the king said to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and stay here present.
- 5So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he stayed longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
- 6And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take your lord's servants, and pursue after him, so he does not get him fortified cities, and escape us.
- 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.
- 8When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. Joab was wearing his soldier's clothing, and over it a belt with a sword in its sheath fastened at his waist. As he went out it fell out.
- 9And Joab said to Amasa, Are you in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
- 10But Amasa paid no attention to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he struck him with it in the fifth rib, and his insides spilled out on the ground, and did not strike him again. He died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
- 11And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He who favors Joab, and he who is for David, let him go after Joab.
- 12And Amasa wallowed in blood in the middle 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 on him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.
- 13When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
- 14And he went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.
- 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 who were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
- 16Then a wise woman cried out of the city, Hear, hear. Say, I pray you, to Joab, Come near here, that I may speak with you.
- 17And when he had come near to her, the woman said, Are you Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said to him, Hear the words of your female servant. And he answered, I do hear.
- 18Then she spoke, saying, They were accustomed to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
- 19I am one of those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel: you seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why will you swallow up the inheritance of the Lord?
- 20And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
- 21The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will leave the city. And the woman said to Joab his head shall be thrown to you over the wall.
- 22Then the woman went to 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 to the king.
- 23Now Joab was over all the army of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
- 24And Adoram was in charge of forced labor: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:
- 25And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
- 26And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of 2 Samuel 20 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVSo 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.
GIGAKJVSo every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clung to their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd David came to his house at Jerusalem. The king took the ten women his secondary wives, who he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but did not sleep with them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood.
KJVThen said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.
GIGAKJVThen the king said to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and stay here present.
KJVSo Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
GIGAKJVSo Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he stayed longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take your lord's servants, and pursue after him, so he does not get him fortified cities, and escape us.
KJVWhen 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.
GIGAKJVWhen they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. Joab was wearing his soldier's clothing, and over it a belt with a sword in its sheath fastened at his waist. As he went out it fell out.
KJVAnd Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
GIGAKJVAnd Joab said to Amasa, Are you in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
KJVBut 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.
GIGAKJVBut Amasa paid no attention to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he struck him with it in the fifth rib, and his insides spilled out on the ground, and did not strike him again. He died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He who favors Joab, and he who is for David, let him go after Joab.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Amasa wallowed in blood in the middle 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 on him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd he went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd 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 who were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
KJVThen 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.
GIGAKJVThen a wise woman cried out of the city, Hear, hear. Say, I pray you, to Joab, Come near here, that I may speak with you.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd when he had come near to her, the woman said, Are you Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said to him, Hear the words of your female servant. And he answered, I do hear.
KJVThen 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.
GIGAKJVThen she spoke, saying, They were accustomed to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
KJVI 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?
GIGAKJVI am one of those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel: you seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why will you swallow up the inheritance of the Lord?
KJVThe 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.
GIGAKJVThe matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will leave the city. And the woman said to Joab his head shall be thrown to you over the wall.
KJVThen 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.
GIGAKJVThen the woman went to 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 to the king.
KJVNow Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
GIGAKJVNow Joab was over all the army of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
KJVAnd Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:
GIGAKJVAnd Adoram was in charge of forced labor: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:
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