2 Samuel 20:13 “As soon as Amasa’s body was removed from the road, all the men went on…”

2 Samuel 20:13

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

Other translations

King James 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

When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.

American Standard Version

When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

Geneva Bible 1599

When hee was remoued out of the way, euerie man went after Ioab, to follow after Sheba the sonne of Bichri.

Darby Translation

When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri,

Young's Literal Translation

When he hath been removed out of the highway, every man hath passed on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba son of Bichri.

Bible in Basic English

When he had been taken off the road, all the people went on after Joab in search of Sheba, the son of Bichri.

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Cross references

“the highway”

Numbers 20:19 Judges 21:19 1 Samuel 6:12 2 Kings 18:17 Proverbs 16:17 Isaiah 7:3

Numbers 20:19 · BSB

“We will stay on the main road,” the Israelites replied, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot.”

Judges 21:19 · BSB

“But look,” they said, “there is a yearly feast to the LORD in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.”

1 Samuel 6:12 · BSB

And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the bor…

2 Kings 18:17 · BSB

Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqued…

Proverbs 16:17 · BSB

The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.

Isaiah 7:3 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,

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

In context

12But Amasa wallowed in his blood in the middle of the road, and when the man saw that all the troops were stopping there, he dragged the body off the road into a field and threw a garment over it.

14Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel-beth-maacah and through the entire region of the Berites, who gathered together and followed him.

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