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And it came to pass, when David was come to
Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of
Ammon,
and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-
debar,
and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
When David came to
Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the
Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-
debar,
and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
Brought beds,
and basons,
and earthen vessels,
and wheat,
and barley,
and flour,
and parched corn,
and beans,
and lentiles,
and parched pulse,
They brought beds, basins,
and earthen vessels, as well as wheat, barley, flour,
roasted grain, beans, lentils,
And honey,
and butter,
and sheep,
and cheese of
kine, for David,
and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is
hungry,
and weary,
and thirsty, in the wilderness.
honey, curds, sheep,
and cheese from the
herd for David
and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become
hungry, exhausted,
and thirsty in the wilderness.”
And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
Then David reviewed his troops and appointed over them commanders of hundreds and of thousands.
And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of
Joab,
and a third part under the hand of
Abishai the son of Zeruiah,
Joab’s brother,
and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite.
And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
He sent out the troops, a third under
Joab, a third under
Joab’s brother
Abishai son of Zeruiah,
and a third under Ittai the Gittite.
And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.”
And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.
“I will do whatever seems best to you,” the king replied. So he stood beside the gate, while all the troops marched out by hundreds and by thousands.
And the king commanded
Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with
Absalom.
And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning
Absalom.
Now the king had commanded
Joab,
Abishai,
and Ittai, “Treat the young man
Absalom gently for my sake.”
And all the people heard the king’s orders to each of the commanders regarding
Absalom.
So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;
So David’s army marched into the field to
engage Israel in the battle, which took place in the forest of Ephraim.
Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.
There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men.
For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country:
and the wood
devoured more people that day than the sword
devoured.
The battle spread over the whole
countryside,
and that day the forest
devoured more people than the sword.
And Absalom met the servants of David.
And Absalom rode upon a
mule,
and the
mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak,
and his head caught hold of the oak,
and he was taken up between the heaven
and the earth;
and the
mule that was under him went away.
Now
Absalom was riding on his
mule when he met the servants of David,
and as the
mule went under the thick branches of a large oak,
Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The
mule under him kept going, so that he was suspended in midair.
And a certain man saw it,
and told
Joab,
and said, Behold, I saw
Absalom hanged in an oak.
When one of the men saw this, he told
Joab, “I just saw
Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”
And Joab said unto the man that told him,
And, behold, thou sawest him,
and why
didst thou not
smite him there to the ground?
and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver,
and a
girdle.
“You just saw him!”
Joab exclaimed. “Why did you not strike him to the ground right there? I would have given you ten shekels of silver
and a
warrior’s belt!”
And the man said unto
Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee
and Abishai and Ittai, saying,
Beware that none touch the young man
Absalom.
The man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silver were
weighed out into my hands, I would not raise my hand against the son of the king. For we heard the king command you
and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man
Absalom for my sake.’
Otherwise I should have wrought
falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter
hid from the king,
and thou
thyself wouldest have set
thyself against me.
If I had
jeopardized my own life—
and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have abandoned me.”
Then said
Joab, I may not
tarry thus with thee.
And he took three darts in his hand,
and thrust them through the heart of
Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
But
Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!”
And he took three spears in his hand
and thrust them through the heart of
Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.
And ten young men who carried
Joab’s
armor surrounded
Absalom, struck him,
and killed him.
And Joab blew the
trumpet,
and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for
Joab held back the people.
Then
Joab blew the ram’s horn,
and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because
Joab had restrained them.
And they took
Absalom,
and cast him into a great pit in the wood,
and laid a very great
heap of stones upon him:
and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
They took
Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest,
and piled a huge
mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.
Now
Absalom in his lifetime had taken
and reared up for himself a
pillar, which is in the king’s
dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in
remembrance:
and he called the
pillar after his own name:
and it is called unto this day,
Absalom’s place.
During his lifetime,
Absalom had set up for himself a
pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the
pillar his name,
and to this day it is called
Absalom’s Monument.
Then
Ahimaaz son of
Zadok said, “Please let me run
and tell the king the good news that the LORD has
avenged him of his enemies.”
And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear
tidings this day, but thou shalt bear
tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no
tidings, because the king’s son is dead.
But
Joab replied, “You are not the man to take good news
today. You may do it another day, but you must not do so
today, because the king’s son is dead.”
Then said
Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen.
And Cushi bowed himself unto
Joab,
and ran.
So
Joab said to a
Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” The
Cushite bowed to
Joab and took off running.
Ahimaaz son of
Zadok, however,
persisted and said to
Joab, “Regardless of whatever may happen, please let me also run behind the
Cushite!” “My son,”
Joab replied, “why do you want to run, since you will not receive a reward?”
But
howsoever, said he, let me run.
And he said unto him, Run. Then
Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain,
and overran Cushi.
“No matter what, I want to run!” he replied. “Then run!”
Joab told him. So
Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain
and outran the
Cushite.
And David sat between the two gates:
and the
watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall,
and lifted up his eyes,
and looked,
and behold a man running alone.
Now David was sitting between the two gates when the
watchman went up to the roof of the
gateway by the wall, looked out,
and saw a man running alone.
And the
watchman cried,
and told the king.
And the king said, If he be alone, there is
tidings in his mouth.
And he came
apace,
and drew near.
So he called out
and told the king. “If he is alone,” the king replied, “he bears good news.” As the first
runner drew near,
And the
watchman saw another man running:
and the
watchman called unto the porter,
and said, Behold another man running alone.
And the king said, He also bringeth
tidings.
the
watchman saw another man running,
and he called out to the gatekeeper, “Look! Another man is running alone!” “This one also brings good news,” said the king.
And the
watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of
Ahimaaz the son of
Zadok.
And the king said, He is a good man,
and cometh with good
tidings.
The
watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like
Ahimaaz son of
Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”
And Ahimaaz called,
and said unto the king, All is well.
And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king,
and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
Then
Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!”
And he bowed facedown before the king. He continued, “Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.”
And the king said, Is the young man
Absalom safe?
And Ahimaaz answered, When
Joab sent the king’s servant,
and me thy servant, I saw a great
tumult, but I knew not what it was.
The king asked, “Is the young man
Absalom all right?”
And Ahimaaz replied, “When
Joab sent the king’s servant
and your servant, I saw a great
tumult, but I do not know what it was.”
And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.
“Move aside,” said the king, “
and stand here.” So he
stepped aside.
And, behold, Cushi came;
and Cushi said,
Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD hath
avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.
Just then the
Cushite came
and said, “May my lord the king hear the good news:
Today the LORD has
avenged you of all who rose up against you!”
And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man
Absalom safe?
And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king,
and all that rise against thee to do thee
hurt, be as that young man is.
The king asked the
Cushite, “Is the young man
Absalom all right?”
And the
Cushite replied, “May what has become of the young man happen to the enemies of my lord the king
and to all who rise up against you to
harm you.”
And the king was much moved,
and went up to the chamber over the gate,
and wept:
and as he went, thus he said, O my son
Absalom, my son, my son
Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O
Absalom, my son, my son!
The king was
shaken and went up to the gate chamber
and wept.
And as he walked, he
cried out, “O my son
Absalom! My son, my son
Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O
Absalom, my son, my son!”
And it was told
Joab, Behold, the king weepeth
and mourneth for
Absalom.
And the victory that day was turned into
mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was
grieved for his son.
And that day’s victory was turned into
mourning for all the people, because on that day they were told, “The king is
grieving over his son.”
But the king covered his face,
and the king
cried with a loud voice, O my son
Absalom, O
Absalom, my son, my son!
But the king covered his face
and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son
Absalom! O
Absalom, my son, my son!”
And Joab came into the house to the king,
and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life,
and the lives of thy sons
and of thy daughters,
and the lives of thy wives,
and the lives of thy concubines;
Then
Joab went into the house
and said to the king, “
Today you have disgraced all your servants who have saved your life
and the lives of your sons
and daughters, of your wives,
and of your concubines.
In that thou lovest thine enemies,
and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if
Absalom had lived,
and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.
You love those who
hate you
and hate those who love you! For you have made it clear
today that the commanders
and soldiers mean nothing to you. I know
today that if
Absalom were alive
and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you!
Now therefore arise, go forth,
and speak
comfortably unto thy servants: for I
swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth, there will not
tarry one with thee this night:
and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that
befell thee from thy youth until now.
Now therefore get up! Go out
and speak comfort to your servants, for I
swear by the LORD that if you do not go out, not a man will remain with you
tonight. This will be worse for you than all the
adversity that has
befallen you from your youth until now!”
Then the king arose,
and sat in the gate.
And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king
doth sit in the gate.
And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.
So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” So they all came before the king. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home.
And all the people were at
strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies,
and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines;
and now he is fled out of the land for
Absalom.
And all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were
arguing, “The king
rescued us from the hand of our enemies
and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of
Absalom.
And Absalom, whom we
anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
But
Absalom, the man we
anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?”
And king David sent to
Zadok and to
Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house.
Then King David sent this message to
Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters?
Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’
And say ye to
Amasa, Art thou not of my bone,
and of my flesh? God do so to me,
and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of
Joab.
And say to
Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh
and blood? May God
punish me,
and ever so severely, if from this time you are not the commander of my army in place of
Joab!’”
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.
So he
swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man,
and they sent word to the king: “Return, you
and all your servants.”
So the king returned,
and came to Jordan.
And Judah came to
Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.
So the king returned,
and when he arrived at the Jordan, the men of Judah came to
Gilgal to meet him
and escort him across the Jordan.
And Shimei the son of
Gera, a
Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted
and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
Then Shimei son of
Gera, a
Benjamite from Bahurim,
hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,
And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.
along with a thousand men of Benjamin, as well as Ziba the
steward of the house of Saul
and his fifteen sons
and twenty servants. They
rushed down to the Jordan before the king
And there went over a
ferry boat to carry over the king’s household,
and to do what he thought good.
And Shimei the son of
Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;
and crossed at the
ford to carry over the king’s household
and to do what was good in his sight. When Shimei son of
Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the king
And said unto the king, Let not my lord
impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did
perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.
and said, “My lord, do not hold me guilty,
and do not remember your servant’s
wrongdoing on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart.
But
Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered
and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he
cursed the LORD’S
anointed?
But
Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he
cursed the LORD’s
anointed?”
And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be
adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?
And David replied, “Sons of Zeruiah, what have I to do with you, that you should be my
adversaries today? Should any man be put to death in Israel
today? Am I not indeed aware that
today I am king over Israel?”
Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die.
And the king
sware unto him.
So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.”
And the king
swore an oath to him.
And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king,
and had neither dressed his feet, nor
trimmed his
beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.
Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or
trimmed his
mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely.
And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth?
And he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, who asked him, “Mephibosheth, why did you not go with me?”
And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant
deceived me: for thy servant said, I will
saddle me an
ass, that I may
ride thereon,
and go to the king; because thy servant is
lame.
“My lord the king,” he replied, “because I am
lame, I said, ‘I will have my
donkey saddled so that I may
ride on it
and go with the king.’ But my servant Ziba
deceived me,
And he hath
slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.
and he has
slandered your servant to my lord the king. Yet my lord the king is like the angel of God, so do what is good in your eyes.
And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.
The king replied, “Why say any more? I
hereby declare that you
and Ziba are to divide the land.”
And Mephibosheth said unto the king,
Yea, let him take all,
forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house.
And Mephibosheth said to the king, “Instead, since my lord the king has safely come to his own house, let Ziba take it all!”
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.
Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and send him on his way from there.
Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even
fourscore years old:
and he had provided the king of
sustenance while he lay at
Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.
Barzillai was quite old, eighty years of age,
and since he was a very wealthy man, he had provided for the king while he stayed in
Mahanaim.
And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem.
The king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me, and I will provide for you at my side in Jerusalem.”
And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem?
But Barzillai replied, “How many years of my life remain, that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king?
I am this day
fourscore years old:
and can I
discern between good
and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men
and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?
I am now eighty years old. Can I
discern what is good
and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or drinks? Can I still hear the voice of singing men
and women? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?
Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king:
and why should the king
recompense it me with such a reward?
Your servant could go with the king only a short distance past the Jordan; why should the king repay me with such a reward?
Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.
Please let your servant return, that I may die in my own city near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what is good in your sight.”
And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me,
and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee:
and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.
The king replied, “Chimham will cross over with me, and I will do for him what seems good in your sight, and I will do for you whatever you desire of me.”
And all the people went over Jordan.
And when the king was come over, the king
kissed Barzillai,
and blessed him;
and he returned unto his own place.
So all the people crossed the Jordan,
and then the king crossed over. The king
kissed Barzillai
and blessed him,
and Barzillai returned home.
Then the king went on to
Gilgal,
and Chimham went on with him:
and all the people of Judah conducted the king,
and also half the people of Israel.
Then the king went on to
Gilgal,
and Chimham crossed over with him. All the troops of Judah
and half the troops of Israel
escorted the king.
And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king,
and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah
stolen thee away,
and have brought the king,
and his household,
and all David’s men with him, over Jordan?
Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?”
And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of
kin to us: wherefore then be ye
angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king’s cost? or hath he given us any gift?
And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves?”
And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah,
and said, We have ten parts in the king,
and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye
despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king?
And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
“We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you
despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah pressed even harder than the men of Israel.
And 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.
Now a worthless man named
Sheba son of Bichri, a
Benjamite, happened to be there,
and he
blew the ram’s horn
and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in
Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”
So 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.
So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow
Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.
And 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.
When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to care for the palace,
and he placed them in a house under guard. He provided for them, but he no longer
slept with them. They were confined until the day of their death, living as widows.
Then said the king to
Amasa,
Assemble me the men of Judah within three days,
and be thou here present.
Then the king said to
Amasa, “
Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days,
and be here
yourself.”
And 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.
And David said to
Abishai, “Now
Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more
harm than
Absalom. Take your lord’s servants
and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities
and elude us.”
And 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.
So
Joab’s men, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites,
and all the mighty men, marched out of Jerusalem in pursuit of
Sheba son of Bichri.
When 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.
But
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.
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.
And 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.
But
Amasa wallowed in his blood in the middle of the road,
and when the man saw that all the troops were
stopping there, he
dragged the body off the road into a field
and threw a garment over it.
And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto
Abel,
and to Beth-maachah,
and all the Berites:
and they were gathered together,
and went also after him.
Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to
Abel-beth-
maacah and through the entire region of the Berites, who gathered together
and followed him.
And they came
and besieged him in
Abel of Beth-maachah,
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.
And 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.
When he had come near to her, the woman asked, “Are you
Joab?” “I am,” he replied. “
Listen to the words of your servant,” she said. “I am
listening,” he answered.
Then 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.
Then the woman said, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Seek counsel at
Abel,’
and that is how disputes were settled.
I 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?
I am among the peaceable
and faithful in Israel, but you are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why would you
swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”
And Joab answered
and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should
swallow up or destroy.
“Far be it!”
Joab declared. “Far be it from me to
swallow up or destroy!
The 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.
That is not the case. But a man named
Sheba son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him alone,
and I will depart from the city.” “Look,” the woman replied, “his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”
Then 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.
Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel,
and they cut off the head of
Sheba son of Bichri
and threw it to
Joab. So he
blew the ram’s horn
and his men
dispersed from the city, each to his own home.
And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.
Now
Joab was over all the host of Israel:
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites
and over the Pelethites:
Now
Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites
and Pelethites;
And Adoram was over the tribute:
and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:
Adoram was in charge of the forced labor;
Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
and Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.
