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2 Samuel 20:21
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2 Samuel 20:21
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21 That is not true. But a man of (A)the hill country of Ephraim, called Sheba the son of Bichri, has lifted up his hand against King David. Give up him alone, and I will withdraw from the city.” And the woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall.”
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2 Samuel 20:21
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2 Samuel 20:21
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21 That is not the case. A man named Sheba son of Bikri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Hand over this one man, and I’ll withdraw from the city.”
The woman said to Joab, “His head(A) will be thrown to you from the wall.”
Jeremiah 50:19
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Jeremiah 50:19
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Jeremiah 4:15
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Jeremiah 4:15
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Jeremiah 4:15
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Jeremiah 4:15
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2 Kings 10:7
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2 Kings 10:7
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7 And as soon as the letter came to them, they took the king's sons (A)and slaughtered them, seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets and sent them to him at Jezreel.
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2 Kings 10:7
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2 Kings 10:7
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7 When the letter arrived, these men took the princes and slaughtered all seventy(A) of them. They put their heads(B) in baskets and sent them to Jehu in Jezreel.
2 Kings 5:22
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2 Kings 5:22
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22 And he said, “All is well. My master has sent me to say, ‘There have just now come to me from (A)the hill country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets. Please give them a talent of silver and (B)two changes of clothing.’”
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2 Kings 5:22
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2 Kings 5:22
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22 “Everything is all right,” Gehazi answered. “My master sent me to say, ‘Two young men from the company of the prophets have just come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent[a] of silver and two sets of clothing.’”(A)
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- 2 Kings 5:22 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms
2 Samuel 23:18
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2 Samuel 23:18
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18 Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty.[a] And he wielded his spear against three hundred men[b] and killed them and won a name beside the three.
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- 2 Samuel 23:18 Two Hebrew manuscripts, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts three
- 2 Samuel 23:18 Or slain ones
2 Samuel 23:18
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2 Samuel 23:18
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18 Abishai(A) the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah was chief of the Three.[a] He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed, and so he became as famous as the Three.
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- 2 Samuel 23:18 Most Hebrew manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 11:20); two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac Thirty
2 Samuel 20:1
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2 Samuel 20:1
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The Rebellion of Sheba
20 Now there happened to be there (A)a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the trumpet and said,
(B)“We have no portion in David,
and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse;
(C)every man to his tents, O Israel!”
2 Samuel 20:1
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2 Samuel 20:1
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Sheba Rebels Against David
20 Now a troublemaker named Sheba son of Bikri, a Benjamite, happened to be there. He sounded the trumpet and shouted,
2 Samuel 17:2-3
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2 Samuel 17:2-3
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2 I will come upon him while he is (A)weary and discouraged and throw him into a panic, and all the people who are with him will flee. (B)I will strike down only the king, 3 and I will bring all the people back to you as a bride comes home to her husband. You seek the life of only one man,[a] and all the people will be at peace.”
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- 2 Samuel 17:3 Septuagint; Hebrew back to you. Like the return of the whole is the man whom you seek
2 Samuel 17:2-3
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2 Samuel 17:2-3
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2 I would attack him while he is weary and weak.(A) I would strike him with terror, and then all the people with him will flee. I would strike down only the king(B) 3 and bring all the people back to you. The death of the man you seek will mean the return of all; all the people will be unharmed.”
1 Samuel 26:9
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1 Samuel 26:9
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9 But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can put out his hand (A)against the Lord's anointed and be guiltless?”
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1 Samuel 26:9
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1 Samuel 26:9
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9 But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him! Who can lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed(A) and be guiltless?(B)
1 Samuel 24:6
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1 Samuel 24:6
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6 He said to his men, (A)“The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the Lord's anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is (B)the Lord's anointed.”
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1 Samuel 24:6
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1 Samuel 24:6
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6 He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed,(A) or lay my hand on him; for he is the anointed of the Lord.”
Judges 18:4-8
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Judges 18:4-8
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4 And he said to them, “This is how Micah dealt with me: (A)he has hired me, and I have become his priest.” 5 And they said to him, (B)“Inquire of God, please, that we may know whether the journey on which we are setting out will succeed.” 6 And the priest said to them, (C)“Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the Lord.”
7 Then the five men departed and came to (D)Laish and saw the people who were there, how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, (E)quiet and unsuspecting, lacking[a] nothing that is in the earth and possessing wealth, and how (F)they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone. 8 And when they came to their brothers at (G)Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers said to them, “What do you report?”
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- Judges 18:7 Compare 18:10; the meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
Judges 18:4-8
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Judges 18:4-8
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4 He told them what Micah had done for him, and said, “He has hired me and I am his priest.(A)”
5 Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God(B) to learn whether our journey will be successful.”
6 The priest answered them, “Go in peace(C). Your journey has the Lord’s approval.”
7 So the five men(D) left and came to Laish,(E) where they saw that the people were living in safety, like the Sidonians, at peace and secure.(F) And since their land lacked nothing, they were prosperous.[a] Also, they lived a long way from the Sidonians(G) and had no relationship with anyone else.[b]
8 When they returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their fellow Danites asked them, “How did you find things?”
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- Judges 18:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
- Judges 18:7 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts with the Arameans
Judges 7:24
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Judges 7:24
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24 (A)Gideon sent messengers throughout (B)all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against the Midianites and capture the waters against them, as far as (C)Beth-barah, and also the Jordan.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they captured the waters as far as Beth-barah, and also the Jordan.
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Judges 7:24
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Judges 7:24
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24 Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan(A) ahead of them as far as Beth Barah.”
So all the men of Ephraim were called out and they seized the waters of the Jordan as far as Beth Barah.
Judges 2:9
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Judges 2:9
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9 And they buried him within the boundaries of (A)his inheritance in Timnath-heres, (B)in the hill country of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash.
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Judges 2:9
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Judges 2:9
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9 And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Heres[a](A) in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
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- Judges 2:9 Also known as Timnath Serah (see Joshua 19:50 and 24:30)
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