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2 Samuel 20:4-6
Contemporary English Version
2 Samuel 20:4-6
Contemporary English Version
The Army Goes after Sheba
4 David said to Amasa, “Three days from now I want you and all of Judah's army to be here!”
5 Amasa started bringing the army together, but it was taking him more than three days. 6 So David said to Abishai, “Sheba will hurt us more than Absalom ever did. Take my best soldiers and go after him. We don't want him to take over any walled cities and get away from us.”[a]
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- 20.6 get … us: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
2 Samuel 20:4-6
New International Version
2 Samuel 20:4-6
New International Version
4 Then the king said to Amasa,(A) “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.” 5 But when Amasa went to summon Judah, he took longer than the time the king had set for him.
6 David said to Abishai,(B) “Now Sheba son of Bikri will do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your master’s men and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and escape from us.”[a]
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- 2 Samuel 20:6 Or and do us serious injury
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