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2 Samuel 20:13

When [the body of] Amasa was removed from the highway, everyone followed after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abishai;   Joab;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abelbethmaachah;   Sheba;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Joab;   Sheba;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Sheba (1);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abel-Beth-Maachah or Abel-Beth-Maacah;   Berite;   Gibeon;   Rizpah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Joab;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bichri ;   Sheba ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Da'vid;   She'ba;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When he was removed from the highway, all the men passed by and followed Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.
Hebrew Names Version
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Yo'av, to pursue after Sheva the son of Bikhri.
King James Version
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
Lexham English Bible
After he was removed from the highway, all the men passed by after Joab to pursue after Sheba the son of Bicri.
English Standard Version
When he was taken out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
New Century Version
After Amasa's body was taken off the road, all the men followed Joab to chase Sheba son of Bicri.
New English Translation
Once he had removed Amasa from the path, everyone followed Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bicri.
New American Standard Bible
As soon as he was removed from the road, all the men went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
Geneva Bible (1587)
When hee was remoued out of the way, euerie man went after Ioab, to followe after Sheba the sonne of Bichri.
Legacy Standard Bible
As soon as he was removed from the highway, all the men passed on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
Contemporary English Version
After this, no one else stopped. They all walked straight past him on their way to help Joab capture Sheba.
Complete Jewish Bible
Once he had been removed from the road, all the troops went on after Yo'av, to pursue Sheva the son of Bikhri.
Darby Translation
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri,
Easy-to-Read Version
Once the body was out of the way, the people simply passed it by and joined up with Joab to go after Sheba son of Bicri.
George Lamsa Translation
When he was dragged out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue Shamoa, the son of Bichri.
Good News Translation
After the body had been removed from the road, everyone followed Joab in pursuit of Sheba.
Literal Translation
When he was taken from the highway, every man passed on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now whan he was put out of the waye, euery man wete after Ioab, to folowe vpon Seba the sonne of Bichri.
American Standard Version
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
Bible in Basic English
When he had been taken off the road, all the people went on after Joab in search of Sheba, the son of Bichri.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And assoone as he was remoued out of the way, al the people went after Ioab, to folow after Seba the sonne of Bichri.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
King James Version (1611)
When he was remoued out of the high way, all the people went on after Ioab, to pursue after Sheba the sonne of Bichri.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And when he was quickly removed from the road, every man of Israel passed after Joab to pursue after Sabee the son of Bochori.
English Revised Version
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
Berean Standard Bible
As soon as Amasa's body was removed from the road, all the men went on with Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor whanne he was remouyd fro the weie, ech man passide suynge Joab to pursue Siba, the sone of Bochri.
Young's Literal Translation
When he hath been removed out of the highway, every man hath passed on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba son of Bichri.
Update Bible Version
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
Webster's Bible Translation
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
World English Bible
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
New King James Version
When he was removed from the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
New Living Translation
With Amasa's body out of the way, everyone went on with Joab to capture Sheba son of Bicri.
New Life Bible
After he was taken out of the road, all the men went on and followed Joab to go after Sheba the son of Bichri.
New Revised Standard
Once he was removed from the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
When he had removed him out of the highway, every man passed on, after Joab, to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he was removed out of the way, all the people went on following Joab to pursue after Seba the son of Bochri.
Revised Standard Version
When he was taken out of the highway, all the people went on after Jo'ab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
As soon as he was removed from the highway, all the men passed on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.

Contextual Overview

4Now the king said to Amasa [the commander of his army], "Summon the [fighting] men of Judah to me within three days, and be present here yourself." 5So Amasa went to summon [the fighting men of] Judah, but he delayed longer than the time which David had set for him. 6And David said to Abishai [his nephew], "Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your lord's servants and pursue him, so that he does not find fortified cities for himself and escape from our sight." 7So Joab's men went after him, along with [David's bodyguards] the Cherethites and Pelethites and all the warriors; they went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. 8When they were at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was wearing his military uniform, and over it he had a belt with a sheathed sword strapped around his hips; and as he went forward, it fell out. 9Joab said to Amasa, "Is it going well with you, my brother?" And with his right hand Joab took hold of Amasa by the beard [as if] to kiss him [in greeting]. 10But Amasa [who had replaced Joab as David's commander] was off guard and not attentive to the sword in Joab's hand. So Joab struck Amasa in the abdomen with the sword, spilling his intestines to the ground. Without another blow Amasa died. Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri. 11Now one of Joab's young men stood by him and said, "Whoever favors Joab and is for David, let him follow Joab!" 12But Amasa was wallowing in his blood in the middle of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people who came by stopped [to look], he moved Amasa from the highway into the field and threw a garment over him when he saw that everyone who came by Amasa stopped. 13When [the body of] Amasa was removed from the highway, everyone followed after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the highway: 2 Samuel 20:12, 2 Samuel 20:13, Numbers 20:19, Judges 21:19, 1 Samuel 6:12, 2 Kings 18:17, Proverbs 16:17, Isaiah 7:3, Isaiah 36:2, Isaiah 62:10, Jeremiah 31:21, Mark 10:46

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 2:23 - stood still 2 Samuel 20:11 - He that

Cross-References

Genesis 12:1
Now [in Haran] the LORD had said to Abram, "Go away from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you;
Genesis 12:9
Then Abram journeyed on, continuing toward the Negev (the South country of Judah).
Genesis 20:3
But God came to Abimelech in a dream during the night, and said, "Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken [as your wife], for she is another man's wife."
Genesis 20:5
"Did Abraham not tell me, 'She is my sister?' And she herself said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this."
Genesis 20:11
Abraham said, "Because I thought, 'Surely there is no fear or reverence of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.'
1 Samuel 23:21
Saul said, "May you be blessed by the LORD, because you have had compassion on me.
Psalms 64:5
They encourage themselves in [their pursuit of] an evil agenda; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, "Who will discover us?"
Acts 5:9
Then Peter said to her, "How could you two have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also."
Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham, when he was called [by God], obeyed by going to a place which he was to receive as an inheritance; and he went, not knowing where he was going.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

When he was removed out of the highway,.... Into the field, and covered over with a cloth, that he could not be seen:

all the people went on after Joab; made no stop at all, knowing nothing of the matter, or what had happened:

to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri; these were the troops that Amasa had been assembling, which followed one another after him; for Joab and Abishai, with their men, were at Gibeon first.


 
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