II Samuel 20:21
“The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, 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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Samuel 20:21 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
The matter is not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, 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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
sondern ein Mann vom Gebirge Ephraim, sein Name ist Scheba, der Sohn Bikris, hat seine Hand wider den König, wider David, erhoben; ihn allein gebet heraus, so will ich von der Stadt abziehen. Und das Weib sprach zu Joab: Siehe, sein Kopf soll dir über die Mauer zugeworfen werden.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
La cosa no es así: mas un hombre del monte de Ephraim, que se llama Seba hijo de Bichri, ha levantado su mano contra el rey David: entregad á ése solamente, y me iré de la ciudad. Y la mujer dijo á Joab: He aquí su cabeza te será echada desde el muro.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
A coisa não é assim: mas um homem do monte de Efraim, que se chama Seba filho de Bicri, levantou sua mão contra o rei Davi: entregai a esse somente, e me irei da cidade. E a mulher disse a Joabe: Eis que sua cabeça te será lançada desde o muro.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Isto não é verdade. Mas um homem dos montes de Efraim, chamado Sebá, filho de Bicri, tem levantado a sua mão contra o rei, contra Davi. Entrega-me esse homem e eu me retirarei da cidade". A mulher disse a Joabe: "A cabeça dele será jogada a ti por sobre o muro".
📖 II Samuel 20:21 in Context
19I 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?
20And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
21The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, 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.
22Then 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 retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
23Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
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