2 Samuel 20:4-6

Revised Standard Version

⁴ Then the king said to Ama′sa, “Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself.” ⁵ So Ama′sa went to summon Judah; but he delayed beyond the set time which had been appointed him. ⁶ And David said to Abi′shai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Ab′salom; take your lord’s servants and pursue him, lest he get himself fortified cities, and cause us trouble.”^[a]