2 Samuel 20 | Sacred Texts Archive

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1  And there⁸⁰³³ happened⁷¹²² to be there a man³⁷⁶ of Belial,¹¹⁰⁰ whose name⁸⁰³⁴ was Sheba,⁷⁶⁵² the son¹¹²¹ of Bichri,¹⁰⁷⁵ a Benjamite:¹¹⁴⁵ and he blew⁸⁶²⁸ a trumpet,⁷⁷⁸² and said,⁵⁵⁹ We have no³⁶⁹ part²⁵⁰⁶ in David,¹⁷³² neither³⁸⁰⁸ have we inheritance⁵¹⁵⁹ in the son¹¹²¹ of Jesse:³⁴⁴⁸ every man³⁷⁶ to his tents,¹⁶⁸ O Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

2  So every³⁶⁰⁵ man³⁷⁶ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ went up⁵⁹²⁷ from after^{4480 310} David,¹⁷³² and followed³¹⁰ Sheba⁷⁶⁵² the son¹¹²¹ of Bichri:¹⁰⁷⁵ but the men³⁷⁶ of Judah³⁰⁶³ cleaved¹⁶⁹² unto their king,⁴⁴²⁸ from⁴⁴⁸⁰ Jordan³³⁸³ even to⁵⁷⁰⁴ Jerusalem.³³⁸⁹

3  And David¹⁷³² came⁹³⁵ to⁴¹³ his house¹⁰⁰⁴ at Jerusalem;³³⁸⁹ and the king⁴⁴²⁸ took^{3947 853} the ten⁶²³⁵ women⁸⁰² his concubines,⁶³⁷⁰ whom⁸³⁴ he had left⁵¹¹⁷ to keep⁸¹⁰⁴ the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and put⁵⁴¹⁴ them in ward,^{1004 4931} and fed³⁵⁵⁷ them, but went⁹³⁵ not³⁸⁰⁸ in unto⁴¹³ them. So they were¹⁹⁶¹ shut up⁶⁸⁸⁷ unto⁵⁷⁰⁴ the day³¹¹⁷ of their death,⁴¹⁹¹ living²⁴²⁴ in widowhood.⁴⁹¹

4  Then said⁵⁵⁹ the king⁴⁴²⁸ to⁴¹³ Amasa,⁶⁰²¹ Assemble²¹⁹⁹ me ⁸⁵³ the men³⁷⁶ of Judah³⁰⁶³ within three⁷⁹⁶⁹ days,³¹¹⁷ and be thou⁸⁵⁹ here⁶³¹¹ present.⁵⁹⁷⁵

5  So Amasa⁶⁰²¹ went¹⁹⁸⁰ to assemble²¹⁹⁹ the men of ⁸⁵³ Judah:³⁰⁶³ but he tarried longer³¹⁸⁶ than⁴⁴⁸⁰ the set time⁴¹⁵⁰ which⁸³⁴ he had appointed³²⁵⁹ him.

6  And David¹⁷³² said⁵⁵⁹ to⁴¹³ Abishai,⁵² Now⁶²⁵⁸ shall Sheba⁷⁶⁵² the son¹¹²¹ of Bichri¹⁰⁷⁵ do us more harm³⁴¹⁵ than⁴⁴⁸⁰ did Absalom:⁵³ take³⁹⁴⁷ thou^{859 853} thy lord's¹¹³ servants,⁵⁶⁵⁰ and pursue⁷²⁹¹ after³¹⁰ him, lest⁶⁴³⁵ he get⁴⁶⁷² him fenced¹²¹⁹ cities,⁵⁸⁹² and escape^{5337 5869} us.

7  And there went out³³¹⁸ after³¹⁰ him Joab's³⁰⁹⁷ men,³⁷⁶ and the Cherethites,³⁷⁷⁴ and the Pelethites,⁶⁴³² and all³⁶⁰⁵ the mighty men:¹³⁶⁸ and they went out³³¹⁸ of Jerusalem,^{4480 3389} to pursue⁷²⁹¹ after³¹⁰ Sheba⁷⁶⁵² the son¹¹²¹ of Bichri.¹⁰⁷⁵

8  When they¹⁹⁹² were at⁵⁹⁷³ the great¹⁴¹⁹ stone⁶⁸ which⁸³⁴ is in Gibeon,¹³⁹¹ Amasa⁶⁰²¹ went⁹³⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ them. And Joab's³⁰⁹⁷ garment⁴⁰⁵⁵ that he had put on³⁸³⁰ was girded²²⁹⁶ unto⁵⁹²¹ him, and upon⁵⁹²¹ it a girdle²²⁸⁹ with a sword²⁷¹⁹ fastened⁶⁷⁷⁵ upon⁵⁹²¹ his loins⁴⁹⁷⁵ in the sheath⁸⁵⁹³ thereof; and as he¹⁹³¹ went forth³³¹⁸ it fell out.⁵³⁰⁷

9  And Joab³⁰⁹⁷ said⁵⁵⁹ to Amasa,⁶⁰²¹ Art thou⁸⁵⁹ in health,⁷⁹⁶⁵ my brother?²⁵¹ And Joab³⁰⁹⁷ took²⁷⁰ Amasa⁶⁰²¹ by the beard²²⁰⁶ with the right³²²⁵ hand³⁰²⁷ to kiss⁵⁴⁰¹ him.

10  But Amasa⁶⁰²¹ took no³⁸⁰⁸ heed⁸¹⁰⁴ to the sword²⁷¹⁹ that⁸³⁴ was in Joab's³⁰⁹⁷ hand:³⁰²⁷ so he smote⁵²²¹ him therewith in⁴¹³ the fifth²⁵⁷⁰ rib, and shed out⁸²¹⁰ his bowels⁴⁵⁷⁸ to the ground,⁷⁷⁶ and struck⁸¹³⁸ him not³⁸⁰⁸ again; and he died.⁴¹⁹¹ So Joab³⁰⁹⁷ and Abishai⁵² his brother²⁵¹ pursued⁷²⁹¹ after³¹⁰ Sheba⁷⁶⁵² the son¹¹²¹ of Bichri.¹⁰⁷⁵

11  And one³⁷⁶ of Joab's men^{4480 5288 3097} stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ by⁵⁹²¹ him, and said,⁵⁵⁹ He⁴³¹⁰ that⁸³⁴ favoreth²⁶⁵⁴ Joab,³⁰⁹⁷ and he⁴³¹⁰ that⁸³⁴ is for David,¹⁷³² let him go after³¹⁰ Joab.³⁰⁹⁷

12  And Amasa⁶⁰²¹ wallowed¹⁵⁵⁶ in blood¹⁸¹⁸ in the midst⁸⁴³² of the highway.⁴⁵⁴⁶ And when the man³⁷⁶ saw⁷²⁰⁰ that³⁵⁸⁸ all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ stood still,⁵⁹⁷⁵ he removed^{5437 853} Amasa⁶⁰²¹ out of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the highway⁴⁵⁴⁶ into the field,⁷⁷⁰⁴ and cast⁷⁹⁹³ a cloth⁸⁹⁹ upon⁵⁹²¹ him, when⁸³⁴ he saw⁷²⁰⁰ that every³⁶⁰⁵ one that came⁹³⁵ by⁵⁹²¹ him stood still.⁵⁹⁷⁵

13  When⁸³⁴ he was removed³⁰¹⁴ out of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the highway,⁴⁵⁴⁶ all³⁶⁰⁵ the people³⁷⁶ went on⁵⁶⁷⁴ after³¹⁰ Joab,³⁰⁹⁷ to pursue⁷²⁹¹ after³¹⁰ Sheba⁷⁶⁵² the son¹¹²¹ of Bichri.¹⁰⁷⁵

14  And he went through⁵⁶⁷⁴ all³⁶⁰⁵ the tribes⁷⁶²⁶ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ unto Abel,⁵⁹ and to Beth-maachah,¹⁰³⁸ and all³⁶⁰⁵ the Berites:¹²⁷⁶ and they were gathered together,⁷⁰³⁵ and went⁹³⁵ also⁶³⁷ after³¹⁰ him.

15  And they came⁹³⁵ and besieged^{6696 5921} him in Abel of Beth-maachah,⁶² and they cast up⁸²¹⁰ a bank⁵⁵⁵⁰ against⁴¹³ the city,⁵⁸⁹² and it stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ in the trench:²⁴²⁶ and all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ were with⁸⁵⁴ Joab³⁰⁹⁷ battered⁷⁸⁴³ the wall,²³⁴⁶ to throw it down.⁵³⁰⁷

16  Then cried⁷¹²¹ a wise²⁴⁵⁰ woman⁸⁰² out of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the city,⁵⁸⁹² Hear,⁸⁰⁸⁵ hear;⁸⁰⁸⁵ say,⁵⁵⁹ I pray you,⁴⁹⁹⁴ unto⁴¹³ Joab,³⁰⁹⁷ Come near⁷¹²⁶ hither,^{5704 2008} that I may speak¹⁶⁹⁶ with⁴¹³ thee.

17  And when he was come near⁷¹²⁶ unto⁴¹³ her, the woman⁸⁰² said,⁵⁵⁹ Art thou⁸⁵⁹ Joab?³⁰⁹⁷ And he answered,⁵⁵⁹ I⁵⁸⁹ am he. Then she said⁵⁵⁹ unto him Hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ the words¹⁶⁹⁷ of thine handmaid.⁵¹⁹ And he answered,⁵⁵⁹ I⁵⁹⁵ do hear.⁸⁰⁸⁵

18  Then she spoke,⁵⁵⁹ saying,⁵⁵⁹ They were wont¹⁶⁹⁶ to speak¹⁶⁹⁶ in old time,⁷²²³ saying,⁵⁵⁹ They shall surely ask^{7592 7592} counsel at Abel:⁵⁹ and so³⁶⁵¹ they ended⁸⁵⁵² the matter.

19  I⁵⁹⁵ am one of them that are peaceable⁷⁹⁹⁹ and faithful⁵³⁹ in Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ thou⁸⁵⁹ seekest¹²⁴⁵ to destroy⁴¹⁹¹ a city⁵⁸⁹² and a mother⁵¹⁷ in Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ why⁴¹⁰⁰ wilt thou swallow up¹¹⁰⁴ the inheritance⁵¹⁵⁹ of the LORD?³⁰⁶⁸

20  And Joab³⁰⁹⁷ answered⁶⁰³⁰ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Far be it,²⁴⁸⁶ far be it²⁴⁸⁶ from me, that⁵¹⁸ I should swallow up¹¹⁰⁴ or⁵¹⁸ destroy.⁷⁸⁴³

21  The matter¹⁶⁹⁷ is not³⁸⁰⁸ so:³⁶⁵¹ but³⁵⁸⁸ a man³⁷⁶ of mount^{4480 2022} Ephraim,⁶⁶⁹ Sheba⁷⁶⁵² the son¹¹²¹ of Bichri¹⁰⁷⁵ by name,⁸⁰³⁴ hath lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ his hand³⁰²⁷ against the king,⁴⁴²⁸ even against David:¹⁷³² deliver⁵⁴¹⁴ him only,⁹⁰⁵ and I will depart¹⁹⁸⁰ from^{4480 5921} the city.⁵⁸⁹² And the woman⁸⁰² said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ Joab,³⁰⁹⁷ Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ his head⁷²¹⁸ shall be thrown⁷⁹⁹³ to⁴¹³ thee over¹¹⁵⁷ the wall.²³⁴⁶

22  Then the woman⁸⁰² went⁹³⁵ unto⁴¹³ all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ in her wisdom.²⁴⁵¹ And they cut off^{3772 853} the head⁷²¹⁸ of Sheba⁷⁶⁵² the son¹¹²¹ of Bichri,¹⁰⁷⁵ and cast it out⁷⁹⁹³ to⁴¹³ Joab.³⁰⁹⁷ And he blew⁸⁶²⁸ a trumpet,⁷⁷⁸² and they retired⁶³²⁷ from^{4480 5921} the city,⁵⁸⁹² every man³⁷⁶ to his tent.¹⁶⁸ And Joab³⁰⁹⁷ returned⁷⁷²⁵ to Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ unto⁴¹³ the king.⁴⁴²⁸

23  Now Joab³⁰⁹⁷ was over⁴¹³ all³⁶⁰⁵ the host⁶⁶³⁵ of Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ and Benaiah¹¹⁴¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Jehoiada³⁰⁷⁷ was over⁵⁹²¹ the Cherethites³⁷⁷⁴ and over⁵⁹²¹ the Pelethites:⁶⁴³²

24  And Adoram¹⁵¹ was over⁵⁹²¹ the tribute:⁴⁵²² and Jehoshaphat³⁰⁹² the son¹¹²¹ of Ahilud²⁸⁶ was recorder:²¹⁴²

25  And Sheva⁷⁷²⁴ was scribe:⁵⁶⁰⁸ and Zadok⁶⁶⁵⁹ and Abiathar⁵⁴ were the priests:³⁵⁴⁸

26  And Ira⁵⁸⁹⁶ also¹⁵⁷¹ the Jairite²⁹⁷² was¹⁹⁶¹ a chief ruler³⁵⁴⁸ about David.¹⁷³²

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1 καὶ ἐκεῖ ἐπικαλούμενος υἱὸς παράνομος καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῷ Σαβεε υἱὸς Βοχορι ἀνὴρ ὁ Ιεμενι καὶ ἐσάλπισεν ἐν τῇ κερατίνῃ καὶ εἶπεν οὐκ ἔστιν ἡμῖν μερὶς ἐν Δαυιδ οὐδὲ κληρονομία ἡμῖν ἐν τῷ υἱῷ Ιεσσαι ἀνὴρ εἰς τὰ σκηνώματά σου Ισραηλ

2 καὶ ἀνέβη πᾶς ἀνὴρ Ισραηλ ἀπὸ ὄπισθεν Δαυιδ ὀπίσω Σαβεε υἱοῦ Βοχορι καὶ ἀνὴρ Ιουδα ἐκολλήθη τῷ βασιλεῖ αὐτῶν ἀπὸ τοῦ Ιορδάνου καὶ ἕως Ιερουσαλημ

3 καὶ εἰσῆλθεν Δαυιδ εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ εἰς Ιερουσαλημ καὶ ἔλαβεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τὰς δέκα γυναῖκας τὰς παλλακὰς αὐτοῦ ἃς ἀφῆκεν φυλάσσειν τὸν οἶκον καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὰς ἐν οἴκῳ φυλακῆς καὶ διέθρεψεν αὐτὰς καὶ πρὸς αὐτὰς οὐκ εἰσῆλθεν καὶ ἦσαν συνεχόμεναι ἕως ἡμέρας θανάτου αὐτῶν χῆραι ζῶσαι

4 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς πρὸς Αμεσσαϊ βόησόν μοι τὸν ἄνδρα Ιουδα τρεῖς ἡμέρας σὺ δὲ αὐτοῦ στῆθι

5 καὶ ἐπορεύθη Αμεσσαϊ τοῦ βοῆσαι τὸν Ιουδαν καὶ ἐχρόνισεν ἀπὸ τοῦ καιροῦ οὗ ἐτάξατο αὐτῷ Δαυιδ

6 καὶ εἶπεν Δαυιδ πρὸς Αβεσσα νῦν κακοποιήσει ἡμᾶς Σαβεε υἱὸς Βοχορι ὑπὲρ Αβεσσαλωμ καὶ νῦν σὺ λαβὲ μετὰ σεαυτοῦ τοὺς παῖδας τοῦ κυρίου σου καὶ καταδίωξον ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ μήποτε ἑαυτῷ εὕρῃ πόλεις ὀχυρὰς καὶ σκιάσει τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἡμῶν

7 καὶ ἐξῆλθον ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ οἱ ἄνδρες Ιωαβ καὶ ὁ Χερεθθι καὶ ὁ Φελεθθι καὶ πάντες οἱ δυνατοὶ καὶ ἐξῆλθαν ἐξ Ιερουσαλημ διῶξαι ὀπίσω Σαβεε υἱοῦ Βοχορι

8 καὶ αὐτοὶ παρὰ τῷ λίθῳ τῷ μεγάλῳ τῷ ἐν Γαβαων καὶ Αμεσσαϊ εἰσῆλθεν ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν καὶ Ιωαβ περιεζωσμένος μανδύαν τὸ ἔνδυμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ περιεζωσμένος μάχαιραν ἐζευγμένην ἐπὶ τῆς ὀσφύος αὐτοῦ ἐν κολεῷ αὐτῆς καὶ ἡ μάχαιρα ἐξῆλθεν καὶ ἔπεσεν

9 καὶ εἶπεν Ιωαβ τῷ Αμεσσαϊ εἰ ὑγιαίνεις σύ ἀδελφέ καὶ ἐκράτησεν ἡ χεὶρ ἡ δεξιὰ Ιωαβ τοῦ πώγωνος Αμεσσαϊ τοῦ καταφιλῆσαι αὐτόν

10 καὶ Αμεσσαϊ οὐκ ἐφυλάξατο τὴν μάχαιραν τὴν ἐν τῇ χειρὶ Ιωαβ καὶ ἔπαισεν αὐτὸν ἐν αὐτῇ Ιωαβ εἰς τὴν ψόαν καὶ ἐξεχύθη ἡ κοιλία αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν γῆν καὶ οὐκ ἐδευτέρωσεν αὐτῷ καὶ ἀπέθανεν καὶ Ιωαβ καὶ Αβεσσα ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ ἐδίωξεν ὀπίσω Σαβεε υἱοῦ Βοχορι

11 καὶ ἀνὴρ ἔστη ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν τῶν παιδαρίων Ιωαβ καὶ εἶπεν τίς ὁ βουλόμενος Ιωαβ καὶ τίς τοῦ Δαυιδ ὀπίσω Ιωαβ

12 καὶ Αμεσσαϊ πεφυρμένος ἐν τῷ αἵματι ἐν μέσῳ τῆς τρίβου καὶ εἶδεν ὁ ἀνὴρ ὅτι εἱστήκει πᾶς ὁ λαός καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν τὸν Αμεσσαϊ ἐκ τῆς τρίβου εἰς ἀγρὸν καὶ ἐπέρριψεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ἱμάτιον καθότι εἶδεν πάντα τὸν ἐρχόμενον ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ἑστηκότα

13 ἡνίκα δὲ ἔφθασεν ἐκ τῆς τρίβου παρῆλθεν πᾶς ἀνὴρ Ισραηλ ὀπίσω Ιωαβ τοῦ διῶξαι ὀπίσω Σαβεε υἱοῦ Βοχορι

14 καὶ διῆλθεν ἐν πάσαις φυλαῖς Ισραηλ εἰς Αβελ καὶ εἰς Βαιθμαχα καὶ πάντες ἐν Χαρρι καὶ ἐξεκκλησιάσθησαν καὶ ἦλθον κατόπισθεν αὐτοῦ

15 καὶ παρεγενήθησαν καὶ ἐπολιόρκουν ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν τὴν Αβελ καὶ τὴν Βαιθμαχα καὶ ἐξέχεαν πρόσχωμα πρὸς τὴν πόλιν καὶ ἔστη ἐν τῷ προτειχίσματι καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ὁ μετὰ Ιωαβ ἐνοοῦσαν καταβαλεῖν τὸ τεῖχος

16 καὶ ἐβόησεν γυνὴ σοφὴ ἐκ τοῦ τείχους καὶ εἶπεν ἀκούσατε ἀκούσατε εἴπατε δὴ πρὸς Ιωαβ ἔγγισον ἕως ὧδε καὶ λαλήσω πρὸς αὐτόν

17 καὶ προσήγγισεν πρὸς αὐτήν καὶ εἶπεν ἡ γυνή εἰ σὺ εἶ Ιωαβ ὁ δὲ εἶπεν ἐγώ εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ἄκουσον τοὺς λόγους τῆς δούλης σου καὶ εἶπεν Ιωαβ ἀκούω ἐγώ εἰμι

18 καὶ εἶπεν λέγουσα λόγον ἐλάλησαν ἐν πρώτοις λέγοντες ἠρωτημένος ἠρωτήθη ἐν τῇ Αβελ καὶ ἐν Δαν εἰ ἐξέλιπον ἃ ἔθεντο οἱ πιστοὶ τοῦ Ισραηλ ἐρωτῶντες ἐπερωτήσουσιν ἐν Αβελ καὶ οὕτως εἰ ἐξέλιπον

19 ἐγώ εἰμι εἰρηνικὰ τῶν στηριγμάτων Ισραηλ σὺ δὲ ζητεῖς θανατῶσαι πόλιν καὶ μητρόπολιν ἐν Ισραηλ ἵνα τί καταποντίζεις κληρονομίαν κυρίου

20 καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Ιωαβ καὶ εἶπεν ἵλεώς μοι ἵλεώς μοι εἰ καταποντιῶ καὶ εἰ διαφθερῶ

21 οὐχ οὗτος ὁ λόγος ὅτι ἀνὴρ ἐξ ὄρους Εφραιμ Σαβεε υἱὸς Βοχορι ὄνομα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπῆρεν τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸν βασιλέα Δαυιδ δότε αὐτόν μοι μόνον καὶ ἀπελεύσομαι ἀπάνωθεν τῆς πόλεως καὶ εἶπεν ἡ γυνὴ πρὸς Ιωαβ ἰδοὺ ἡ κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ ῥιφήσεται πρὸς σὲ διὰ τοῦ τείχους

22 καὶ εἰσῆλθεν ἡ γυνὴ πρὸς πάντα τὸν λαὸν καὶ ἐλάλησεν πρὸς πᾶσαν τὴν πόλιν ἐν τῇ σοφίᾳ αὐτῆς καὶ ἀφεῖλεν τὴν κεφαλὴν Σαβεε υἱοῦ Βοχορι καὶ ἔβαλεν πρὸς Ιωαβ καὶ ἐσάλπισεν ἐν κερατίνῃ καὶ διεσπάρησαν ἀπὸ τῆς πόλεως ἀνὴρ εἰς τὰ σκηνώματα αὐτοῦ καὶ Ιωαβ ἀπέστρεψεν εἰς Ιερουσαλημ πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα

23 καὶ Ιωαβ πρὸς πάσῃ τῇ δυνάμει Ισραηλ καὶ Βαναιας υἱὸς Ιωδαε ἐπὶ τοῦ Χερεθθι καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ Φελεθθι

24 καὶ Αδωνιραμ ἐπὶ τοῦ φόρου καὶ Ιωσαφατ υἱὸς Αχιλουθ ἀναμιμνῄσκων

25 καὶ Σουσα γραμματεύς καὶ Σαδωκ καὶ Αβιαθαρ ἱερεῖς

26 καί γε Ιρας ὁ Ιαριν ἦν ἱερεὺς τοῦ Δαυιδ

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‎1 ‏וְשָׁ֨ם נִקְרָ֜א אִ֣ישׁ בְּלִיַּ֗עַל וּשְׁמ֛וֹ שֶׁ֥בַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִ֖י אִ֣ישׁ יְמִינִ֑י וַיִּתְקַ֣ע בַּשֹּׁפָ֗ר וַ֠יֹּאמֶר אֵֽין־לָ֨נוּ חֵ֜לֶק בְּדָוִ֗ד וְלֹ֤א נַֽחֲלָה־לָ֙נוּ֙ בְּבֶן־יִשַׁ֔י אִ֥ישׁ לְאֹהָלָ֖יו יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

‎2 ‏וַיַּ֜עַל כָּל־אִ֤ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד אַחֲרֵ֖י שֶׁ֣בַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִ֑י וְאִ֤ישׁ יְהוּדָה֙ דָּבְק֣וּ בְמַלְכָּ֔ם מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן וְעַד־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

‎3 ‏וַיָּבֹ֨א דָוִ֣ד אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ֮ יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒ וַיִּקַּ֣ח הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֵ֣ת עֶֽשֶׂר־נָשִׁ֣ים׀ פִּלַגְשִׁ֡ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִנִּיחַ֩ לִשְׁמֹ֨ר הַבַּ֜יִת וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤ם בֵּית־מִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙ וַֽיְכַלְכְּלֵ֔ם וַאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם לֹא־בָ֑א וַתִּהְיֶ֧ינָה צְרֻר֛וֹת עַד־י֥וֹם מֻתָ֖ן אַלְמְנ֥וּת חַיּֽוּת׃ ס

‎4 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶל־עֲמָשָׂ֔א הַזְעֶק־לִ֥י אֶת־אִישׁ־יְהוּדָ֖ה שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֑ים וְאַתָּ֖ה פֹּ֥ה עֲמֹֽד׃

‎5 ‏וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ עֲמָשָׂ֖א לְהַזְעִ֣יק אֶת־יְהוּדָ֑ה וייחר וַיּ֕וֹחֶר מִן־הַמּוֹעֵ֖ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְעָדֽוֹ׃ ס

‎6 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל־אֲבִישַׁ֔י עַתָּ֗ה יֵ֧רַֽע לָ֛נוּ שֶׁ֥בַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִ֖י מִן־אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם אַ֠תָּה קַ֞ח אֶת־עַבְדֵ֤י אֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙ וּרְדֹ֣ף אַחֲרָ֔יו פֶּן־מָ֥צָא ל֛וֹ עָרִ֥ים בְּצֻר֖וֹת וְהִצִּ֥יל עֵינֵֽנוּ׃

‎7 ‏וַיֵּצְא֤וּ אַֽחֲרָיו֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י יוֹאָ֔ב וְהַכְּרֵתִ֥י וְהַפְּלֵתִ֖י וְכָל־הַגִּבֹּרִ֑ים וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לִרְדֹּ֕ף אַחֲרֵ֖י שֶׁ֥בַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִֽי׃

‎8 ‏הֵ֗ם עִם־הָאֶ֤בֶן הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּגִבְע֔וֹן וַעֲמָשָׂ֖א בָּ֣א לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וְיוֹאָ֞ב חָג֣וּר׀ מִדּ֣וֹ לְבֻשׁ֗וּ ועלו וְעָלָ֞יו חֲג֥וֹר חֶ֙רֶב֙ מְצֻמֶּ֤דֶת עַל־מָתְנָיו֙ בְּתַעְרָ֔הּ וְה֥וּא יָצָ֖א וַתִּפֹּֽל׃ ס

‎9 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹאָב֙ לַעֲמָשָׂ֔א הֲשָׁל֥וֹם אַתָּ֖ה אָחִ֑י וַתֹּ֜חֶז יַד־יְמִ֥ין יוֹאָ֛ב בִּזְקַ֥ן עֲמָשָׂ֖א לִנְשָׁק־לֽוֹ׃

‎10 ‏וַעֲמָשָׂ֨א לֹֽא־נִשְׁמַ֜ר בַּחֶ֣רֶב׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיַד־יוֹאָ֗ב וַיַּכֵּהוּ֩ בָ֨הּ אֶל־הַחֹ֜מֶשׁ וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֨ךְ מֵעָ֥יו אַ֛רְצָה וְלֹא־שָׁ֥נָה ל֖וֹ וַיָּמֹ֑ת סוְיוֹאָב֙ וַאֲבִישַׁ֣י אָחִ֔יו רָדַ֕ף אַחֲרֵ֖י שֶׁ֥בַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִֽי׃

‎11 ‏וְאִישׁ֙ עָמַ֣ד עָלָ֔יו מִֽנַּעֲרֵ֖י יוֹאָ֑ב וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מִי֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר חָפֵ֧ץ בְּיוֹאָ֛ב וּמִ֥י אֲשֶׁר־לְדָוִ֖ד אַחֲרֵ֥י יוֹאָֽב׃

‎12 ‏וַעֲמָשָׂ֛א מִתְגֹּלֵ֥ל בַּדָּ֖ם בְּת֣וֹךְ הַֽמְּסִלָּ֑ה וַיַּ֨רְא הָאִ֜ישׁ כִּֽי־עָמַ֣ד כָּל־הָעָ֗ם וַיַּסֵּב֩ אֶת־עֲמָשָׂ֨א מִן־הַֽמְסִלָּ֤ה הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ עָלָיו֙ בֶּ֔גֶד כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר רָאָ֔ה כָּל־הַבָּ֥א עָלָ֖יו וְעָמָֽד׃

‎13 ‏כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הֹגָ֖ה מִן־הַֽמְסִלָּ֑ה עָבַ֤ר כָּל־אִישׁ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י יוֹאָ֔ב לִרְדֹּ֕ף אַחֲרֵ֖י שֶׁ֥בַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִֽי׃

‎14 ‏וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞ר בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָבֵ֛לָה וּבֵ֥ית מַעֲכָ֖ה וְכָל־הַבֵּרִ֑ים סויקלהו וַיִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּ וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ אַף־אַחֲרָֽיו׃

‎15 ‏וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ וַיָּצֻ֣רוּ עָלָ֗יו בְּאָבֵ֙לָה֙ בֵּ֣ית הַֽמַּעֲכָ֔ה וַיִּשְׁפְּכ֤וּ סֹֽלְלָה֙ אֶל־הָעִ֔יר וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד בַּחֵ֑ל וְכָל־הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶת־יוֹאָ֔ב מַשְׁחִיתִ֖ם לְהַפִּ֥יל הַחוֹמָֽה׃

‎16 ‏וַתִּקְרָ֛א אִשָּׁ֥ה חֲכָמָ֖ה מִן־הָעִ֑יר שִׁמְע֤וּ שִׁמְעוּ֙ אִמְרוּ־נָ֣א אֶל־יוֹאָ֔ב קְרַ֣ב עַד־הֵ֔נָּה וַאֲדַבְּרָ֖ה אֵלֶֽיךָ׃

‎17 ‏וַיִּקְרַ֣ב אֵלֶ֔יהָ וַתֹּ֧אמֶר הָאִשָּׁ֛ה הַאַתָּ֥ה יוֹאָ֖ב וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אָ֑נִי וַתֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ שְׁמַע֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר שֹׁמֵ֥עַ אָנֹֽכִי׃

‎18 ‏וַתֹּ֖אמֶר לֵאמֹ֑ר דַּבֵּ֨ר יְדַבְּר֤וּ בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר שָׁאֹ֧ל יְשָׁאֲל֛וּ בְּאָבֵ֖ל וְכֵ֥ן הֵתַֽמּוּ׃

‎19 ‏אָנֹכִ֕י שְׁלֻמֵ֖י אֱמוּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אַתָּ֣ה מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ לְהָמִ֨ית עִ֤יר וְאֵם֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לָ֥מָּה תְבַלַּ֖ע נַחֲלַ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃ פ

‎20 ‏וַיַּ֥עַן יוֹאָ֖ב וַיֹּאמַ֑ר חָלִ֤ילָה חָלִ֙ילָה֙ לִ֔י אִם־אֲבַלַּ֖ע וְאִם־אַשְׁחִֽית׃

‎21 ‏לֹא־כֵ֣ן הַדָּבָ֗ר כִּ֡י אִישׁ֩ מֵהַ֨ר אֶפְרַ֜יִם שֶׁ֧בַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִ֣י שְׁמ֗וֹ נָשָׂ֤א יָדוֹ֙ בַּמֶּ֣לֶךְ בְּדָוִ֔ד תְּנֽוּ־אֹת֣וֹ לְבַדּ֔וֹ וְאֵלְכָ֖ה מֵעַ֣ל הָעִ֑יר וַתֹּ֤אמֶר הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אֶל־יוֹאָ֔ב הִנֵּ֥ה רֹאשׁ֛וֹ מֻשְׁלָ֥ךְ אֵלֶ֖יךָ בְּעַ֥ד הַחוֹמָֽה׃

‎22 ‏וַתָּבוֹא֩ הָאִשָּׁ֨ה אֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֜ם בְּחָכְמָתָ֗הּ וַֽיִּכְרְת֞וּ אֶת־רֹ֨אשׁ שֶׁ֤בַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי֙ וַיַּשְׁלִ֣כוּ אֶל־יוֹאָ֔ב וַיִּתְקַע֙ בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר וַיָּפֻ֥צוּ מֵֽעַל־הָעִ֖יר אִ֣ישׁ לְאֹהָלָ֑יו וְיוֹאָ֛ב שָׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס

‎23 ‏וְיוֹאָ֕ב אֶ֥ל כָּל־הַצָּבָ֖א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּבְנָיָה֙ בֶּן־יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע עַל־הכרי הַכְּרֵתִ֖י וְעַל־הַפְּלֵתִֽי׃

‎24 ‏וַאֲדֹרָ֖ם עַל־הַמַּ֑ס וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט בֶּן־אֲחִיל֖וּד הַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃

‎25 ‏ושיא וּשְׁוָ֖א סֹפֵ֑ר וְצָד֥וֹק וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר כֹּהֲנִֽים׃

‎26 ‏וְגַ֗ם עִירָא֙ הַיָּ֣אִרִ֔י הָיָ֥ה כֹהֵ֖ן לְדָוִֽד׃ ס

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1 Accidit quoque ut ibi esset vir Belial, nomine Seba, filius Bochri, vir Jemineus: et cecinit buccina, et ait: Non est nobis pars in David, neque hæreditas in filio Isai: revertere in tabernacula tua, Israël.

2 Et separatus est omnis Israël a David, secutusque est Seba filium Bochri: viri autem Juda adhæserunt regi suo a Jordane usque Jerusalem.

3 Cumque venisset rex in domum suam in Jerusalem, tulit decem mulieres concubinas quas dereliquerat ad custodiendam domum, et tradidit eas in custodiam, alimenta eis præbens: et non est ingressus ad eas, sed erant clausæ usque in diem mortis suæ in viduitate viventes.

4 Dixit autem rex Amasæ: Convoca mihi omnes viros Juda in diem tertium, et tu adesto præsens.

5 Abiit ergo Amasa ut convocaret Judam, et moratus est extra placitum quod ei constituerat rex.

6 Ait autem David ad Abisai: Nunc magis afflicturus est nos Seba filius Bochri quam Absalom: tolle igitur servos domini tui, et persequere eum, ne forte inveniat civitates munitas, et effugiat nos.

7 Egressi sunt ergo cum eo viri Joab, Cerethi quoque et Phelethi: et omnes robusti exierunt de Jerusalem ad persequendum Seba filium Bochri.

8 Cumque illi essent juxta lapidem grandem qui est in Gabaon, Amasa veniens occurrit eis. Porro Joab vestitus erat tunica stricta ad mensuram habitus sui, et desuper accinctus gladio dependente usque ad ilia, in vagina, qui fabricatus levi motu egredi poterat, et percutere.

9 Dixit itaque Joab ad Amasam: Salve mi frater. Et tenuit manu dextera mentum Amasæ, quasi osculans eum.

10 Porro Amasa non observavit gladium quem habebat Joab: qui percussit eum in latere, et effudit intestina ejus in terram, nec secundum vulnus apposuit: et mortuus est. Joab autem, et Abisai frater ejus, persecuti sunt Seba filium Bochri.

11 Interea quidam viri, cum stetissent juxta cadaver Amasæ, de sociis Joab, dixerunt: Ecce qui esse voluit pro Joab comes David.

12 Amasa autem conspersus sanguine jacebat in media via. Vidit hoc quidam vir, quod subsisteret omnis populus ad videndum eum, et amovit Amasam de via in agrum, operuitque eum vestimento, ne subsisterent transeuntes propter eum.

13 Amoto ergo illo de via, transibat omnis vir sequens Joab ad persequendum Seba filium Bochri.

14 Porro ille transierat per omnes tribus Israël in Abelam et Bethmaacha: omnesque viri electi congregati fuerant ad eum.

15 Venerunt itaque, et oppugnabant eum in Abela et in Bethmaacha, et circumdederunt munitionibus civitatem, et obsessa est urbs: omnis autem turba quæ erat cum Joab, moliebatur destruere muros.

16 Et exclamavit mulier sapiens de civitate: Audite, audite: dicite Joab: Appropinqua huc, et loquar tecum.

17 Qui cum accessisset ad eam, ait illi: Tu es Joab? Et ille respondit: Ego. Ad quem sic locuta est: Audi sermones ancillæ tuæ. Qui respondit: Audio.

18 Rursumque illa: Sermo, inquit, dicebatur in veteri proverbio: Qui interrogant, interrogent in Abela: et sic perficiebant.

19 Nonne ego sum quæ respondeo veritatem in Israël, et tu quæris subvertere civitatem et evertere matrem in Israël? quare præcipitas hæreditatem Domini?

20 Respondensque Joab, ait: Absit, absit hoc a me: non præcipito, neque demolior.

21 Non sic se habet res, sed homo de monte Ephraim, Seba filius Bochri cognomine, levavit manum suam contra regem David: tradite illum solum, et recedemus a civitate. Et ait mulier ad Joab: Ecce caput ejus mittetur ad te per murum.

22 Ingressa est ergo ad omnem populum, et locuta est eis sapienter: qui abscissum caput Seba filii Bochri projecerunt ad Joab. Et ille cecinit tuba, et recesserunt ab urbe, unusquisque in tabernacula sua: Joab autem reversus est Jerusalem ad regem.

23 Fuit ergo Joab super omnem exercitum Israël: Banaias autem filius Jojadæ super Cerethæos et Phelethæos:

24 Aduram vero super tributa: porro Josaphat filius Ahilud, a commentariis:

25 Siva autem, scriba: Sadoc vero et Abiathar, sacerdotes.

26 Ira autem Jairites erat sacerdos David.