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2 Samuel 20 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:1 - And there was a transgressor so called there, and his name was Sabee, a Benjamite, the son of Bochori: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we any inheritance in the son of Jessæ: to thy tents, O Israel, every one.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:2 - And all the men of Israel went up from following David after Sabee the son of Bochori: but the men of Juda adhered to their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:3 - And David went into his house at Jerusalem: and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and he put them in a place of custody, and maintained them, and went not in to them; and they were kept living as widows, till the day of their death.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:4 - And the king said to Amessai, Call to me the men of Juda for three days, and do thou be present here.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:5 - And Amessai went to call Juda, and delayed beyond the time which David appointed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:6 - And David said to Amessai, Now shall Sabee the son of Bochori do us more harm than Abessalom: now then take thou with thee the servants of thy lord, and follow after him, lest he find for himself strong cities, so will he [fn]blind our eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:7 - And there went out after him Amessai and the men of Joab, and the Cherethites, and the Phelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out from Jerusalem to pursue after Sabee the son of Bochori.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:8 - And they were by the great stone that is in Gabaon: and Amessai went in before them: and Joab [fn]had upon him a military cloak over his apparel, and over it he was girded with a dagger fastened upon his loins in its scabbard: and the dagger came out, it even came out and fell.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:9 - And Joab said to Amessai, Art thou in health, my brother? and the right hand of Joab took hold of the beard of Amessai to kiss him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:10 - And Amessai observed not the dagger that was in the hand of Joab: and Joab smote him with it on the loins, and his [fn]bowels were shed out upon the ground, and he did not repeat the blow, and he died: and Joab and Abessai his brother pursued after Sabee the son of Bochori.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:11 - And there stood over him one of the servants of Joab, and said, Who is he that is for Joab, and who is on the side of David following Joab?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:12 - And Amessai was weltering in blood in the midst of the way. And a man saw that all the people stood still; and he removed Amessai out of the path into a field, and he cast a garment upon him, because he saw every one that came to him standing still.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:13 - And when he was quickly removed from the road, every man of Israel passed after Joab to pursue after Sabee the son of Bochori.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:14 - And he went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Bethmacha; and all in Charri too were assembled, and followed after him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:15 - And they came and besieged him in Abel and Phermacha: and they raised a mound against the city and it stood close to the wall; and all the people with Joab proposed to throw down the wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:16 - And a wise woman cried from the wall, and said, Hear, hear; say, I pray ye, to Joab, Draw near hither, and I will speak to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:17 - And he drew nigh to her, and the woman said to him, Art thou Joab? and he said, I am. And she said to him, Hear the words of thy handmaid; and Joab said, I do hear.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:18 - And she spoke, saying, [fn]Of old time they said thus, Surely one was asked in Abel, and Dan, whether the faithful in Israel failed in what they purposed; they will surely ask in Abel, even in like manner, whether they have failed.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:19 - I am a peaceable one of the strong ones in Israel; but thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother-city in Israel: why dost thou seek to ruin the inheritance of the Lord?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:20 - And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should ruin or destroy.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:21 - Is not the case thus, that a man of mount Ephraim, Sabee son of Bochori by name, has even lifted up his hand against king David? Give him only to me, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:22 - And the woman went in to all the people, and she spoke to all the city in her wisdom; and [fn]they took off the head of Sabee the son of Bochori; and took it away and threw it to Joab: and he blew the trumpet, and the people separated from the city away from him, every man to his tent: and Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:23 - And Joab was [fn]over all the forces of Israel: and Banaias the son of Jodae was over the Cherethites and over the Phelethites.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:24 - And Adoniram was over the tribute: and Josaphath the son of Achiluth was recorder.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:25 - And Susa was scribe: and Sadoc and Abiathar were priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:26 - Moreover Iras the son of Iarin was priest to David.
BES Footnotes
i. e. escape us.
Gr. was girded about with.
Gr. belly.
Gr. they spoke a word among the first, saying.
Gr. it or she. i. e. ἡ πόλις.
Gr. to.
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Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, originally published in 1851 and is now in the Public Domain

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