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2 Samuel 20:1

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Sheba Goes Up Against David

1Now aa vile fellow happened to be there whose name was Sheba, the son of bBichri, a Benjamite; and he blew the trumpet and said,

“cWe have no portion in David,

Nor do we have inheritance in dthe son of Jesse;

eEvery man to his tents, O Israel!”

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Cross references

  1. a2 Sam 16:7
  2. bGen 46:21
  3. c2 Sam 19:43; 1 Kin 12:16
  4. d1 Sam 22:7–9
  5. e1 Sam 13:2; 2 Sam 18:17; 2 Chr 10:16

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now there happened to be there a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the trumpet and said,

“We have no portion in David,

and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse;

every man to his tents, O Israel!”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now a troublemaker named Sheba son of Bikri, a Benjamite, happened to be there. He sounded the trumpet and shouted,

“We have no share in David,

no part in Jesse’s son!

Every man to his tent, Israel!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Now a wicked man, a Benjaminite named Sheba son of Bichri, happened to be there. He blew the trumpet and shouted:

We have no portion in David,

no inheritance in Jesse’s son.

Each man to his tent, Israel!

NLTNew Living Translation

There happened to be a troublemaker there named Sheba son of Bicri, a man from the tribe of Benjamin. Sheba blew a ram’s horn and began to chant:

“Down with the dynasty of David!

We have no interest in the son of Jesse.

Come on, you men of Israel,

back to your homes!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now a man of wickedness was found there whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. He blew the horn and said, “There is no share for us in David, and there is no inheritance for us in the son of Jesse; each to his tents, O Israel!”

KJV 1900King 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.