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2 Samuel 20

2 Samuel 20:1

Sheba’s Rebellion · 2 Samuel 20:1–26
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Translations

Modern
Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”
Traditional
And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
Literal
And there happened to be a man of worthlessness, and his name was Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite man. And he blew with the shofar and said, “Unto us there is no share in David, nor an inheritance do we have in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, O Israel.”
Latin
Accidit quoque ut ibi esset vir Belial, nomine Seba, filius Bochri, vir Jemineus: et cecinit buccina, et ait: Non est nobis pars in David, neque hæreditas in filio Isai: revertere in tabernacula tua, Israël.

Original

Hebrew
English
Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”

Notes

2 Samuel 20:1

We have no share in David: The northern Israelites used this same rallying cry to break away from Solomon (1 Kings 12:16). Sheba’s failed revolt hinted at the eventual downfall of the northern kingdom, which began with a similar revolt by Jeroboam (1 Kings 12).

Theme notes and profiles

David

Events

People

Benjamin: Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel Bichri: Benjamite, father of the rebel Sheba David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Jesse: Father of King David Satan: The adversary, the devil, the tempter of humanity Sheba: Benjamite rebel against King David

Glossary

Bichri, Bichrite, Bicri David Ephraim, Tribe of Judah, Tribe of Kings, Books of First and Second Samuel, Books of First and Second Sheba (Person)

Topics

Abishai: Overthrows Sheba Armies: March in Ranks: Orders Delivered with Trumpets Bichri: A Benjamite Citizens: Wicked: Sheba David: King of Israel: Returns to Jerusalem David: King of Israel: Sheba's Conspiracy Against David, and his Death Insurrection: Led by Bichri Israel: (Foreshadowing Circumstances Indicating the Separation): The Rebellion of Sheba Rebellion: Sheba Sheba: A Benjamite Who Led an Insurrection Against David Tent by the People of Israel the Tribe of Judah: Other Tribes Jealous of, on Account of David Tribe of Judah: Loyal to David at the Time of the Insurrection Led by Sheba Trumpet: To Summon Soldiers by Sheba War: Civil