2 Samuel 20:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Samuel 20:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 20:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 20:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“There happened to be there a wicked fellow, whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjamite; and he blew the trumpet, and said, “We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, Israel!””
2 Samuel 20:1 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 20:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And there happened to be there a base fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel. ”
2 Samuel 20:1 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 20:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And there hath been called there a man of worthlessness, and his name <FI>is<Fi> Sheba, son of Bichri, a Benjamite, and he bloweth with a trumpet, and saith, `We have no portion in David, and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; each to his tents, O Israel.'”
2 Samuel 20:1 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 20:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite; and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, Israel. ”
2 Samuel 20:1 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 20:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then there was come thither a wicked man (named Sheba the sonne of Bichri, a man of Iemini) and hee blew the trumpet, and saide, Wee haue no part in Dauid, neither haue we inheritance in the sonne of Ishai: euery man to his tents, O Israel.”
2 Samuel 20:1 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 20:1 in Context — 2 Samuel 20
1 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.
2 So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.
3 And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.
What Does 2 Samuel 20:1 Mean?
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