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2 Samuel 20:2

Then all the men of Israel went up from following after David, following instead after Sheba the son of Bicri, but the men of Judah stuck to their king from the Jordan up to Jerusalem.

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2 Samuel 20:2 — The New International Version (NIV)

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

2 Samuel 20:2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

So all the men of Israel withdrew from David and followed Sheba the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah followed their king steadfastly from the Jordan to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 20:2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

2 Samuel 20:2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

So all the men of Israel deserted David and followed Sheba son of Bicri. But the men of Judah stayed with their king and escorted him from the Jordan River to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 20:2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

So every man of Israel deserted David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah, from the Jordan as far as Jerusalem, remained loyal to their king.

2 Samuel 20:2 — New Century Version (NCV)

So all the Israelites left David and followed Sheba son of Bicri. But the people of Judah stayed with their king all the way from the Jordan River to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 20:2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

So all the men of Israel went up from following David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 20:2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Then all the men of Israel went up from after David, following Sheba the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah clave to their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 20:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

So all the people of Israel left David to follow Sheba, Bichri’s son. But the people of Judah remained loyal to their king ⸤on his way⸥ from the Jordan River to Jerusalem. 

2 Samuel 20:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

So all the men of Israel deserted David and followed Sheba son of Bichri, but the men of Judah from the Jordan all the way to Jerusalem remained loyal to their king.

2 Samuel 20:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

So all the people of Israel withdrew from David and followed Sheba son of Bichri; but the people of Judah followed their king steadfastly from the Jordan to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 20:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

So all of the men of Israel deserted David. They followed Sheba, the son of Bicri. But the men of Judah stayed with their king. They remained with him from the Jordan River all the way to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 20:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

So all the men of Israel withdrew from following David and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah remained steadfast to their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.


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