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Sheba’s Rebellion

2 Samuel 20:11

In 11 translations

BSB
One of Joab’s young men stood near Amasa and said, “Whoever favors Joab, and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab!”
KJV
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.
WEB
One of Joab’s young men stood by him, and said, “He who favors Joab, and he who is for David, let him follow Joab!”
ASV
And there stood by him one of Joab’s young men, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him follow Joab.
LSV
And a man has stood by him, of the young men of Joab, and says, “He who has delight in Joab, and he who [is] for David—after Joab!”
YLT
And a man hath stood by him, of the young men of Joab, and saith, 'He who hath delight in Joab, and he who [is] for David — after Joab!'
DBY
And one of Joab's young men stood by [Amasa] and said, He that favours Joab, and he that is for David, let him follow Joab.
DRC
In the mean time some men of Joab’s company stopping at the dead body of Amasa, said: Behold he that would have been in Joab’s stead the companion of David.
GNV
And one of Ioabs men stoode by him, and saide, He that fauoureth Ioab, and hee that is of Dauids part, let him go after Ioab.
JPS
And there stood by him one of Joab's young men, and said: 'He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David let him follow Joab.'
LXXE
And there stood over him one of the servants of Joab, and said, Who is he that is for Joab, and who is on the side of David following Joab?

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְאִישׁ֙ עָמַ֣ד עָלָ֔יו מִֽנַּעֲרֵ֖י יוֹאָ֑ב וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מִי֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר חָפֵ֧ץ בְּיוֹאָ֛ב וּמִ֥י אֲשֶׁר־לְדָוִ֖ד אַחֲרֵ֥י יוֹאָֽב׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἀνὴρ ἔστη ἐπʼ αὐτὸν τῶν παιδαρίων Ἰωὰβ, καὶ εἶπε, τίς ὁ βουλόμενος Ἰωὰβ, καὶ τίς τοῦ Δαυὶδ, ὀπίσω Ἰωάβ;

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👤 David👤 Joab◆ Reign of David

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Samuel 20:13As soon as Amasa’s body was removed from the road, all the men went on with Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.
  • 2 Samuel 20:21That 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…
  • 2 Samuel 20:4Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”
  • 2 Samuel 20:6–7And 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.” So Joab’s men, along with the…
  • 2 Kings 9:32He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him.

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