2 Samuel 20:1 “Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened t…”

2 Samuel 20:1

Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

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!”

American Standard Version

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.

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.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

And there hath been called there a man of worthlessness, and his name [is] 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.'

Bible in Basic English

Now by chance there was present a good-for-nothing person named Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he, sounding the horn, said, We have no part in David, or any interest in the son of Jesse: let every man go to his tent, O Israel.

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Cross references

“And there”

2 Samuel 19:41–43 Psalm 34:19

2 Samuel 19:41–43 · BSB

Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?”

Psalm 34:19 · BSB

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.

“a man”

Deuteronomy 13:13 2 Samuel 23:6 Judges 19:22 1 Samuel 2:12 1 Samuel 30:22 Psalm 17:13

Deuteronomy 13:13 · BSB

that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),

2 Samuel 23:6 · BSB

But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.

Judges 19:22 · BSB

While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have…

1 Samuel 2:12 · BSB

Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD

1 Samuel 30:22 · BSB

but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered, except for each man’s wife and children. They may tak…

Psalm 17:13 · BSB

Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,

“he blew”

2 Samuel 15:10 Judges 3:27 Proverbs 25:8 Proverbs 24:21 Proverbs 24:22

2 Samuel 15:10 · BSB

Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’”

Judges 3:27 · BSB

On arriving in Seirah, he blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader.

Proverbs 25:8 · BSB

do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Proverbs 24:21 · BSB

My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.

Proverbs 24:22 · BSB

For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?

“We have”

1 Kings 12:16 2 Chronicles 10:6 Luke 19:14 Luke 19:27 2 Samuel 19:43

1 Kings 12:16 · BSB

When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O…

2 Chronicles 10:6 · BSB

Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.

Luke 19:14 · BSB

But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’

Luke 19:27 · BSB

And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”

2 Samuel 19:43 · BSB

“We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah spoke more f…

Also

2 Chronicles 10:16 1 Samuel 22:7–8

2 Chronicles 10:16 · BSB

1 Samuel 22:7–8 · BSB

Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.

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