2 Samuel 20:1

Now, in that place, there happened to be an abandoned man, whose name, was Sheba son of Bichri, a man of Benjamin,—so he blew a horn, and said—We have no share in David, Nor inheritance have we in the son of Jesse, Every man to his home, O Israel!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2Then went up all the men of Israel from following David, to follow Sheba son of Bichri,—but, the men of Judah, clave unto their king, from the Jordan, even as far as Jerusalem.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 13:13There have gone forth men sons of the Abandoned One, out of thy midst, and have seduced the inhabitants of their city, saying,—Let us go, and serve other gods which ye have not known;

Judges 19:22They, were gladdening their heart, when lo! men of the city, men of the sons of the Abandoned One, beset the house round about, beating violently against the door,—and they spake unto the old man the owner of the house, saying, Bring forth the man that hath entered into thy house, that we may know him.

1 Samuel 2:12Now, the sons of Eli, were abandoned men,—they knew not Yahweh.

1 Samuel 30:22Then responded every man who was bad and abandoned, from among the men who had been with David, and said—Because they went not with me there shall not be given them of the spoil that we have rescued,—save, to every man, his wife and his children, let them put them forth, then, and go.

2 Samuel 16:11Then said David unto Abishai, and unto all his servants, Lo! my own son who sprang from my body, is seeking my life,—then how much more, now, a Benjamite? Let him alone, and let him curse, for, Yahweh, hath permitted him.

2 Samuel 23:6But, as for the abandoned, like thorns to be tossed away are they all,—For, not with the hand, can they be taken;

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 20:1

How do the clouds return after the rain! No sooner is one of David's troubles over than another arises, as it were out of the ashes of the former, wherein the threatening is fulfilled, that the sword should never depart from his house. I. Before he reaches Jerusalem a new rebellion is raised by Sheba, ver. 1, 2 . II. His first work, when he comes to Jerusalem, is to condemn his concubines to perpetual imprisonment, ver. 3 . III. Amass, whom he entrusts to raise an army against Sheba, is too slow in his motions,… Read the whole commentary →

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