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19:43. And the men of Israel answered the men of Juda, and said: I have
ten parts in the king more than thou, and David belongeth to me more
than to thee: why hast thou done me a wrong, and why was it not told me
first, that I might bring back my king? And the men of Juda answered
more harshly than the men of Israel.
2 Kings Chapter 20
Seba's rebellion. Amasa is slain by Joab. Abela is besieged, but upon
the citizens casting over the wall the head of Seba, Joab departeth with
all his army.
20:1. And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was
Seba, the son of Bochri, a man of Jemini: and he sounded the trumpet,
and said: We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Isai:
return to thy dwellings, O Israel.
20:2. And all Israel departed from David, and followed Seba the son of
Bochri: but the men of Juda stuck to their king from the Jordan unto
Jerusalem.
20:3. And when the king was come into his house at Jerusalem, he took
the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and
put them inward, allowing them provisions: and he went not in unto them,
but they were shut up unto the day of their death living in widowhood.
20:4. And the king said to Amasa: Assemble to me all the men of Juda
against the third day, and be thou here present.
20:5. So Amasa went to assemble the men of Juda, but he tarried beyond
the set time which the king had appointed him.
20:6. And David said to Abisai: Now will Seba the son of Bochri do us
more harm than did Absalom: take thou therefore the servants of thy
lord, and pursue after him, lest he find fenced cities, and escape us.
20:7. So Joab's men went out with him, and the Cerethi and the Phelethi:
and all the valiant men went out of Jerusalem to pursue after Seba the
son of Bochri.
20:8. And when they were at the great stone which is in Gabaon, Amasa
coming met them. And Joab had on a close coat of equal length with his
habit, and over it was girded with a sword hanging down to his flank, in
a scabbard, made in such manner as to come out with the least motion and
strike.
20:9. And Joab said to Amasa: God save thee, my brother. And he took
Amasa by the chin with his right hand to kiss him.
20:10. But Amasa did not take notice of the sword, which Joab had, and
he struck him in the side, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and
gave him not a second wound, and he died. And Joab, and Abisai his
brother pursued after Seba the son of Bochri.
20:11. In the mean time some men of Joab's company stopping at the dead
body of Amasa, said: Behold he that would have been in Joab's stead the
companion of David.
20:12. And Amasa imbrued with blood, lay in the midst of the way. A
certain man saw this that all the people stood still to look upon him,
so he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and covered him
with a garment, that they who passed might, not stop on his account.
20:13. And when he was removed out of the way, all the people went on
following Joab to pursue after Seba the son of Bochri.
20:14. Now he had passed through all the tribes of Israel unto Abela and
Bethmaacha: and all the chosen men were gathered together unto him.
Abela and Bethmaacha... Cities of the tribe of Nephtali.
20:15. And they came, and besieged him in Abela, and in Bethmaacha, and
they cast up works round the city, and the city was besieged: and all
the people that were with Joab, laboured to throw down the walls.
20:16. And a wise woman cried out from the city: Hear, hear, and say to
Joab: Come near hither, and I will speak with thee.
20:17. And when he was come near to her, she said to him: Art thou Joab?
And he answered: I am. And she spoke thus to him: Hear the words of thy
handmaid. He answered: I do hear.
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