⁴ Now the king said to ^(A)Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah for me within three days, and be present here yourself.” ⁵ So Amasa went to summon the men of Judah, but he was ^(B)delayed longer than the set time which he had designated for him. ⁶ And David said to ^(C)Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom; ^(D)take your lord’s servants and pursue him, so that he does not find for himself fortified cities and escape from our sight.”