2 Samuel
King James Version (KJV)


“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 (KJV)
20:11 One - Left there on purpose to deliver the following message. Favoureth Joab - He that would have Joab to be general, rather than such a perfidious rebel as Amasa. For David - He that wisheth David good success against Sheba, and against all rebels.
20:12 Stood still - Wondering at the spectacle, and enquiring into the author and occasion of it. Removed - Perceiving, that it both incensed them against Joab and hindered the king's service. Cast a cloth upon him - But the covering of blood with a cloth cannot stop its cry to God for vengeance.
20:14 He - Sheba, who marched from tribe to tribe to stir them up to sedition. Abel - Unto Abel - beth - maachah, as this place is called here in the Hebrew text, ver.#15|, to distinguish it from other Abels; and to signify, that this was that Abel which was in the northern border of Canaan towards that part of Syria called Maachah, #2Sam 10:8|. Berites - Such as lived in the city, or territory of Beeroth of Benjamin, #Josh 18:25|, who being of the same tribe, if not city with Sheba, adhered to him, and followed him through all the tribes of Israel. They - The tribes of Israel; that is, a considerable number of them; as might well be expected, when the discontents were so high and general.
20:15 They - That is, Joab and his army. A bank - From whence they might either batter the wall, or shoot at those who defended it. It stood - The bank stood in, or near to the trench, or the wall of the city; so that the city was in great danger of being taken.
When he was remoued out of the high way, all the people went on after Ioab, to pursue after Sheba the sonne of Bichri.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
As soon as he was removed from the highway, all the men passed on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
- American Standard Version (1901)
When he had been taken off the road, all the people went on after Joab in search of Sheba, the son of Bichri.
- Basic English 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.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri,
- Darby 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.
- Douay-Rheims Bible
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
- 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.
- World English Bible