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New Century Version

2 Samuel 20:13

After Amasa's body was taken off the road, all the men followed Joab to chase Sheba son of Bicri.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abishai;   Joab;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abelbethmaachah;   Sheba;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Joab;   Sheba;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Sheba (1);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abel-Beth-Maachah or Abel-Beth-Maacah;   Berite;   Gibeon;   Rizpah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Joab;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bichri ;   Sheba ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Da'vid;   She'ba;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When he was removed from the highway, all the men passed by and followed Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.
Hebrew Names Version
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Yo'av, to pursue after Sheva the son of Bikhri.
King James Version
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
Lexham English Bible
After he was removed from the highway, all the men passed by after Joab to pursue after Sheba the son of Bicri.
English Standard Version
When he was taken out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
New English Translation
Once he had removed Amasa from the path, everyone followed Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bicri.
Amplified Bible
When [the body of] Amasa was removed from the highway, everyone followed after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
New American Standard Bible
As soon as he was removed from the road, all the men went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
Geneva Bible (1587)
When hee was remoued out of the way, euerie man went after Ioab, to followe after Sheba the sonne of Bichri.
Legacy Standard Bible
As soon as he was removed from the highway, all the men passed on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
Contemporary English Version
After this, no one else stopped. They all walked straight past him on their way to help Joab capture Sheba.
Complete Jewish Bible
Once he had been removed from the road, all the troops went on after Yo'av, to pursue Sheva the son of Bikhri.
Darby Translation
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri,
Easy-to-Read Version
Once the body was out of the way, the people simply passed it by and joined up with Joab to go after Sheba son of Bicri.
George Lamsa Translation
When he was dragged out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue Shamoa, the son of Bichri.
Good News Translation
After the body had been removed from the road, everyone followed Joab in pursuit of Sheba.
Literal Translation
When he was taken from the highway, every man passed on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now whan he was put out of the waye, euery man wete after Ioab, to folowe vpon Seba the sonne of Bichri.
American Standard Version
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
Bible in Basic English
When he had been taken off the road, all the people went on after Joab in search of Sheba, the son of Bichri.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And assoone as he was remoued out of the way, al the people went after Ioab, to folow after Seba the sonne of Bichri.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
King James Version (1611)
When he was remoued out of the high way, all the people went on after Ioab, to pursue after Sheba the sonne of Bichri.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And when he was quickly removed from the road, every man of Israel passed after Joab to pursue after Sabee the son of Bochori.
English Revised Version
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
Berean Standard Bible
As soon as Amasa's body was removed from the road, all the men went on with Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor whanne he was remouyd fro the weie, ech man passide suynge Joab to pursue Siba, the sone of Bochri.
Young's Literal Translation
When he hath been removed out of the highway, every man hath passed on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba son of Bichri.
Update Bible Version
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
Webster's Bible Translation
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
World English Bible
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
New King James Version
When he was removed from the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
New Living Translation
With Amasa's body out of the way, everyone went on with Joab to capture Sheba son of Bicri.
New Life Bible
After he was taken out of the road, all the men went on and followed Joab to go after Sheba the son of Bichri.
New Revised Standard
Once he was removed from the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
When he had removed him out of the highway, every man passed on, after Joab, to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he was removed out of the way, all the people went on following Joab to pursue after Seba the son of Bochri.
Revised Standard Version
When he was taken out of the highway, all the people went on after Jo'ab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
As soon as he was removed from the highway, all the men passed on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.

Contextual Overview

4 The king said to Amasa, "Tell the men of Judah to meet with me in three days, and you must also be here." 5 So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together, but he took more time than the king had said. 6 David said to Abishai, "Sheba son of Bicri is more dangerous to us than Absalom was. Take my men and chase him before he finds walled cities and escapes from us." 7 So Joab's men, the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and all the soldiers went with Abishai. They went out from Jerusalem to chase Sheba son of Bicri. 8 When Joab and the army came to the great rock at Gibeon, Amasa came out to meet them. Joab was wearing his uniform, and at his waist he wore a belt that held his sword in its case. As Joab stepped forward, his sword fell out of its case. 9 Joab asked Amasa, "Brother, is everything all right with you?" Then with his right hand he took Amasa by the beard to kiss him. 10 Amasa was not watching the sword in Joab's hand. So Joab pushed the sword into Amasa's stomach, causing Amasa's insides to spill onto the ground. Joab did not have to stab Amasa again; he was already dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai continued to chase Sheba son of Bicri. 11 One of Joab's young men stood by Amasa's body and said, "Everyone who is for Joab and David should follow Joab!" 12 Amasa lay in the middle of the road, covered with his own blood. When the young man saw that everyone was stopping to look at the body, he dragged it from the road, laid it in a field, and put a cloth over it. 13 After Amasa's body was taken off the road, all the men followed Joab to chase Sheba son of Bicri.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the highway: 2 Samuel 20:12, 2 Samuel 20:13, Numbers 20:19, Judges 21:19, 1 Samuel 6:12, 2 Kings 18:17, Proverbs 16:17, Isaiah 7:3, Isaiah 36:2, Isaiah 62:10, Jeremiah 31:21, Mark 10:46

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 2:23 - stood still 2 Samuel 20:11 - He that

Cross-References

Genesis 12:1
The Lord said to Abram, "Leave your country, your relatives, and your father's family, and go to the land I will show you.
Genesis 12:9
After this, he traveled on toward southern Canaan.
Genesis 20:3
But one night God spoke to Abimelech in a dream and said, "You will die. The woman you took is married."
Genesis 20:5
Abraham himself told me, ‘This woman is my sister,' and she also said, ‘He is my brother.' I am innocent. I did not know I was doing anything wrong."
Genesis 20:11
Then Abraham answered, "I thought no one in this place respected God and that someone would kill me to get Sarah.
1 Samuel 23:21
Saul answered, "The Lord bless you for helping me.
Psalms 64:5
They encourage each other to do wrong. They talk about setting traps, thinking no one will see them.
Acts 5:9
Peter said to her, "Why did you and your husband agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out."
Hebrews 11:8
It was by faith Abraham obeyed God's call to go to another place God promised to give him. He left his own country, not knowing where he was to go.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

When he was removed out of the highway,.... Into the field, and covered over with a cloth, that he could not be seen:

all the people went on after Joab; made no stop at all, knowing nothing of the matter, or what had happened:

to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri; these were the troops that Amasa had been assembling, which followed one another after him; for Joab and Abishai, with their men, were at Gibeon first.


 
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