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2 Samuelsboken 20
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
2 Samuelsboken 20
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Shebas uppror
20 (A) Där fanns nu av en händelse en illasinnad man vid namn Sheba, Bikris son, en benjaminit. Han blåste i hornet och sade:
”Vi har ingen del i David,
ingen arvslott i Ishais son.
Var och en till sitt tält, Israel!”
2 Då övergav Israels alla män David och följde Sheba, Bikris son. Men Juda män höll sig till sin kung, från Jordan ända till Jerusalem.
3 (B) David kom nu till sitt palats i Jerusalem, och kungen tog de tio bihustrurna som han hade lämnat kvar för att se efter palatset och satte dem i ett särskilt hus under bevakning. Han gav dem underhåll men gick inte in till dem. Där förblev de instängda till sin död och levde som änkor.
4 (C) Kungen sade till Amasa: ”Kalla samman Juda män åt mig inom tre dagar och inställ dig här även du.” 5 Amasa gav sig då i väg för att kalla samman Juda. Men när han dröjde över den bestämda tiden, 6 sade David till Abishaj: ”Nu kommer Sheba, Bikris son, att göra oss mer skada än Absalom. Ta din herres tjänare och sätt efter honom så att han inte finner befästa städer och kommer undan oss.” 7 Då drog Joabs män ut efter honom tillsammans med kereteerna och peleteerna och alla hjältarna. De drog ut från Jerusalem för att jaga Sheba, Bikris son.
8 När de hade hunnit till den stora stenen vid Gibeon kom Amasa[a] mot dem. Joab var då klädd i sin vapendräkt, och ovanpå bar han ett bälte med ett svärd i skidan, fäst vid höften. När han nu gick fram, föll det ut. 9 Joab sade till Amasa: ”Är det väl med dig, min bror?” Och Joab grep Amasa i skägget med högra handen för att kyssa honom. 10 (D) Amasa var inte på sin vakt mot svärdet som Joab hade i handen, och Joab stötte honom i buken med det så att hans inälvor rann ut på marken. Så dog han utan att Joab behövde ge en andra stöt.
Sedan fortsatte Joab och hans bror Abishaj att förfölja Sheba, Bikris son. 11 En av Joabs män som stod bredvid Amasa ropade: ”Var och en som är Joabs vän och står på Davids sida – följ Joab!” 12 Amasa låg badande i sitt blod mitt på vägen. När mannen såg att allt folket stannade, förde han undan Amasa från vägen in på åkern och kastade ett skynke över honom, eftersom han såg att alla som kom förbi stannade. 13 Så snart man hade lyft undan honom från vägen, följde alla efter Joab för att förfölja Sheba, Bikris son.
14 Sheba drog genom alla Israels stammar till Abel, det vill säga Bet-Maaka, och genom hela Habberim. Och folk samlades och följde honom. 15 Men Joab kom och belägrade honom i Abel Bet-Hammaaka[b] och kastade upp en jordvall mot staden som nådde fram till yttermuren. Allt Joabs folk arbetade på att förstöra muren och få den att falla.
16 Då ropade en klok kvinna från staden: ”Lyssna! Lyssna! Säg till Joab att han kommer hit så att jag får tala med honom.” 17 När han kom fram till kvinnan frågade hon: ”Är du Joab?” Han svarade: ”Ja.” Hon sade till honom: ”Lyssna till din tjänarinnas ord.” Han svarade: ”Jag lyssnar.” 18 Då sade hon: ”Förr brukade man säga: ’I Abel ska man fråga till råds.’ Sedan var saken avklarad. 19 Vi är de mest fridsamma och trofasta i Israel, och du försöker förstöra en stad som är en moder i Israel. Varför vill du utplåna Herrens arvedel?”
20 Joab svarade: ”Nej aldrig, aldrig att jag skulle utplåna eller förstöra! 21 Så är det inte. Men en man från Efraims bergsbygd som heter Sheba, Bikris son, har rest sig mot kung David. Utlämna bara honom så drar jag bort från staden.” Kvinnan svarade Joab: ”Hans huvud ska kastas ut till dig över muren.” 22 Sedan vände sig kvinnan med sitt kloka råd till allt folket, och de högg huvudet av Sheba, Bikris son, och kastade ut det till Joab. Då blåste han i hornet, och de drog bort från staden, var och en till sitt tält. Och Joab vände tillbaka till kungen i Jerusalem.
23 (E) Joab hade nu befälet över hela krigshären i Israel, och Benaja, Jojadas son, hade befälet över kereteerna och peleteerna. 24 Adoram var ansvarig för tvångsarbetena, och Joshafat, Ahiluds son, var kansler. 25 Seja var sekreterare och Sadok och Ebjatar präster. 26 Även jairiten Ira var präst hos David.
2 Samuel 20
The Voice
2 Samuel 20
The Voice
20 A worthless troublemaker, Sheba the Benjaminite, the son of Bichri, blasted a trumpet and silenced everyone.
Sheba: We don’t have any share in David, no interest in the son of Jesse! Israel, let’s go back to our tents and show loyalty to only our own tribes!
2 So the people of Israel stopped following David and followed Sheba, son of Bichri; but the people of Judah faithfully accompanied David back from the Jordan to Jerusalem.
3 David came back to his palace at Jerusalem, and he took the 10 members of his harem he had left behind to look after things—the concubines whom Absalom had used sexually—and put them away in a house, under guard. He took care of them, but he never slept with them again as long as they lived. They lived shut away as if they were widows.
David (to Amasa): 4 Go and tell the men of Judah they have three days to get here, and you come with them.
5 So Amasa went out to call Judah together, but he was delayed beyond his deadline.
David (to Abishai): 6 Sheba, Bichri’s son, will do more damage to us than Absalom if he’s left untouched. Take my men and pursue him. If we’re not careful, he’ll escape into a fortified city and continue to cause trouble.
7 So Joab took his troops with the mercenary corps of Cherethites and Pelethites, and all these warriors went from Jerusalem in pursuit of Sheba, Bichri’s son. 8 When they reached the great boulder at Gibeon, Amasa met them. Joab was dressed for battle, with his sword strapped on at the waist; and as he went forward to meet Amasa, Joab’s sword slipped out of its sheath.
Joab: 9 How are you, my brother?
With his right hand, Joab held Amasa’s face to kiss him, 10 but Amasa did not see the sword in Joab’s left hand. With one motion, Joab ripped open Amasa’s belly; his intestines spilled onto the ground, and he died. Then Joab and his brother Abishai went off in pursuit of Sheba, Bichri’s son. 11 One of Joab’s men stood by Amasa’s body and shouted,
Joab’s Soldier: If you’re for Joab and David, then follow Joab!
12 Amasa lay agonizing in his blood on the highway, and the soldier saw that everyone was stopping to look. He dragged Amasa off the road into a field and threw a coat over him. 13 Once that distraction was removed, all the soldiers followed Joab to find Sheba, son of Bichri.
14 Sheba marched across all the tribal lands of Israel until he came to Abel in Beth-maacah; and all his kinsmen, the Berites, gathered and followed him inside the fortified city. 15 When Joab’s army arrived, they put Abel Beth-maacah under siege. They built an earthen rampart up onto the wall, while others with Joab tried to break the wall down. 16 Then a wise woman called out from the city.
Woman: Listen to me! Tell Joab that I want to talk to him!
17 Joab came close enough to hear her.
Woman: Are you Joab?
Joab: Yes, I am.
Woman: I, your servant, have something to tell you.
Joab: All right. I am listening.
Woman: 18 In the old days, people used to say, “Let’s ask for guidance at Abel,” and there they would resolve their differences. 19 I am one of the many in Israel who are faithful and peaceful. Why would you destroy a city that has been a mother to Israel? Why would you knock down what the Eternal One has built?
Joab: 20 I’m certainly not here to destroy the city. 21 That’s the last thing I want to do! But we are pursuing a man from the hill country of Ephraim: Sheba, Bichri’s son, who has raised up a rebellion against David the king. If you will hand him over to us, then we will lift the siege and go home.
Woman: Then stay alert—we’ll throw his head over the wall to you.
22 The wise woman talked to all the people about her plan to save the city. They cut off Sheba’s head and threw it over the wall for Joab. Then Joab blew the trumpet to halt his attack. The troops went to their homes, and Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem.
23 With Amasa dead, Joab again commanded all the army of Israel. Benaiah, Jehoiada’s son, commanded the mercenary companies of Cherethites and Pelethites. 24 Adoram commanded all the forced laborers. Jehoshaphat, Ahilud’s son, was the recorder, 25 and Sheva was the royal secretary. Zadok and Abiathar were priests, 26 and Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.
2 Samuel 20
Legacy Standard Bible
2 Samuel 20
Legacy Standard Bible
Sheba Goes Up Against David
20 Now (A)a vile fellow happened to be there whose name was Sheba, the son of (B)Bichri, a Benjamite; and he blew the trumpet and said,
“(C)We have no portion in David,
Nor do we have inheritance in (D)the son of Jesse;
(E)Every man to his tents, O Israel!”
2 So all the men of Israel went up from following David and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah clung to their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.
3 Then David came to his house at Jerusalem, and (F)the king took the ten women, the concubines whom he had left to keep the house, and placed them under guard and provided them with sustenance, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as widows.
4 Then the king said to (G)Amasa, “Call out the men of Judah for me within three days, and you yourself stand here.” 5 So Amasa went to call out the men of Judah, but he (H)delayed longer than the set time which he had appointed him. 6 And David said to (I)Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom; (J)take your lord’s servants and pursue him, lest he find for himself fortified cities and deliver himself from our sight.” 7 So Joab’s men pursued him, (K)along with the Cherethites and the Pelethites and all the mighty men; and they went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. 8 They were at the large stone which is in (L)Gibeon, and Amasa came [a]to meet them. Now Joab was [b]dressed in his military attire, and over it was a belt with a sword in its sheath fastened at his [c]waist; and as he came out, it fell out. 9 Then Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” And (M)Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
Joab Strikes Amasa
10 But Amasa was not on guard against the sword which was in Joab’s hand so (N)he struck him in the belly with it and poured out his inward parts on the ground, and did not strike him again, and he died. Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri. 11 Now there stood by him one of Joab’s young men, and said, “Whoever delights in Joab and whoever is for David, (O)let him follow Joab.” 12 But Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the middle of the highway. And the man saw that all the people stood still. So he [d]removed Amasa from the highway into the field and threw a garment over him when he saw that everyone who came by him stood still.
The Beheading of Sheba
13 As soon as he was removed from the highway, all the men passed on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
14 Now he went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, even Beth-maacah, and all the Berites; and they were assembled and also came after him. 15 So they came and besieged him in (P)Abel Beth-maacah, and (Q)they [e]cast up a siege ramp against the city, and it stood by the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab were wreaking destruction in order to cause the wall to fall. 16 Then (R)a wise woman called from the city, “Hear, hear! Please tell Joab, ‘Draw near that I may speak with you.’” 17 So he drew near to her, and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” And he answered, “I am.” Then she said to him, “Listen to the words of your maidservant.” And he answered, “I am listening.” 18 Then she spoke, saying, “Formerly they used to speak in this way, saying, ‘They will surely ask advice at Abel,’ and thus they ended the dispute. 19 I am of those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. (S)You are seeking to put to death a city, even a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up (T)the inheritance of Yahweh?” 20 And Joab answered and said, “Far be it, far be it from me that I should swallow up or destroy! 21 Such is not the case. But a man from (U)the hill country of Ephraim, (V)Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against King David. Give him over alone, and I will go from the city.” And the woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.” 22 Then the woman came to all the people in her (W)wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So (X)he blew the trumpet, and they were scattered from the city, each to his tent. Joab also returned to the king at Jerusalem.
23 (Y)Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; 24 and Adoram was over the forced labor, and (Z)Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; 25 and Sheva was scribe, and Zadok and (AA)Abiathar were priests; 26 and Ira the Jairite was also a priest to David.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 20:8 Lit before
- 2 Samuel 20:8 Lit girded with military garment as clothing
- 2 Samuel 20:8 Lit loins
- 2 Samuel 20:12 Lit caused to turn
- 2 Samuel 20:15 Lit poured out
2 Samuel 20
New International Version
2 Samuel 20
New International Version
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 So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bikri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.
3 When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines(D) he had left to take care of the palace and put them in a house under guard. He provided for them but had no sexual relations with them. They were kept in confinement till the day of their death, living as widows.
4 Then the king said to Amasa,(E) “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,(F) “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] 7 So Joab’s men and the Kerethites(G) and Pelethites and all the mighty warriors went out under the command of Abishai. They marched out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba son of Bikri.
8 While they were at the great rock in Gibeon,(H) Amasa came to meet them. Joab(I) was wearing his military tunic, and strapped over it at his waist was a belt with a dagger in its sheath. As he stepped forward, it dropped out of its sheath.
9 Joab said to Amasa, “How are you, my brother?” Then Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. 10 Amasa was not on his guard against the dagger(J) in Joab’s(K) hand, and Joab plunged it into his belly, and his intestines spilled out on the ground. Without being stabbed again, Amasa died. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bikri.
11 One of Joab’s men stood beside Amasa and said, “Whoever favors Joab, and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab!” 12 Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the middle of the road, and the man saw that all the troops came to a halt(L) there. When he realized that everyone who came up to Amasa stopped, he dragged him from the road into a field and threw a garment over him. 13 After Amasa had been removed from the road, everyone went on with Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bikri.
14 Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel Beth Maakah and through the entire region of the Bikrites,[b](M) who gathered together and followed him. 15 All the troops with Joab came and besieged Sheba in Abel Beth Maakah.(N) They built a siege ramp(O) up to the city, and it stood against the outer fortifications. While they were battering the wall to bring it down, 16 a wise woman(P) called from the city, “Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here so I can speak to him.” 17 He went toward her, and she asked, “Are you Joab?”
“I am,” he answered.
She said, “Listen to what your servant has to say.”
“I’m listening,” he said.
18 She continued, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Get your answer at Abel,’ and that settled it. 19 We are the peaceful(Q) and faithful in Israel. You are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why do you want to swallow up the Lord’s inheritance?”(R)
20 “Far be it from me!” Joab replied, “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy! 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(S) will be thrown to you from the wall.”
22 Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice,(T) and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bikri and threw it to Joab. So he sounded the trumpet, and his men dispersed from the city, each returning to his home. And Joab went back to the king in Jerusalem.
David’s Officials
23 Joab(U) was over Israel’s entire army; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; 24 Adoniram[c](V) was in charge of forced labor; Jehoshaphat(W) son of Ahilud was recorder; 25 Sheva was secretary; Zadok(X) and Abiathar were priests; 26 and Ira the Jairite[d] was David’s priest.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 20:6 Or and do us serious injury
- 2 Samuel 20:14 See Septuagint and Vulgate; Hebrew Berites.
- 2 Samuel 20:24 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Kings 4:6 and 5:14); Hebrew Adoram
- 2 Samuel 20:26 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 23:38) Ithrite
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