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Then said the king to Amasa, Assemblea me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.
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So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
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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 escapeb us.
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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.
8
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.
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And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
10
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 struckc him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
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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.
12
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.
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When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
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And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.
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And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench:d and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
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Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name,e 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.
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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 retiredf from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
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Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites* and over the Pelethites:
La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA
2 Samuel 20:4
Y el rey dijo a Amasa: Convócame a los hombres de Judá dentro de tres días, y tú también preséntate aquí.
English Standard Version ESV
2 Samuel 20:4
Then the king said to Amasa, "Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself."
La Biblia del Jubileo 2000 JBS
2 Samuel 20:4
Y el rey dijo a Amasa: Júntame los varones de Judá para el tercer día, y hállate tú aquí presente
New King James Version NKJV
2 Samuel 20:4
And the king said to Amasa, "Assemble the men of Judah for me within three days, and be present here yourself."
Nueva Traducción Viviente NTV
2 Samuel 20:4
Luego David le dijo a Amasa: «Moviliza al ejército de Judá dentro de tres días y enseguida preséntate aquí».
Nueva Versión Internacional NVI
2 Samuel 20:4
Luego el rey le ordenó a Amasá: «Moviliza a las tropas de Judá, y preséntate aquí con ellas dentro de tres días».
La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español) RVR
2 Samuel 20:4
Después dijo el rey á Amasa: Júntame los varones de Judá para dentro de tres días, y hállate tú aquí presente.
Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español) SEV
2 Samuel 20:4
Y el rey dijo a Amasa: Júntame los varones de Judá para el tercer día, y hállate tú aquí presente.
Herramientas de Estudio para 2 Samuel 20:4-24
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