2 Samuel · Geneva Bible (1599)
2 Samuel 20 Geneva Bible (1599)
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Notes on this text (1)
- Original 16th-century spelling.
1 Then there was come thither a wicked man (named Sheba the sonne of Bichri, a man of Iemini) and hee blew the trumpet, and saide, Wee haue no part in Dauid, neither haue we inheritance in the sonne of Ishai: euery man to his tents, O Israel.
1 Y ACAECIÓ estar allí un hombre perverso que se llamaba Seba, hijo de Bichri, hombre de Benjamín, el cual tocó la corneta, y dijo: No tenemos nosotros parte en David, ni heredad en el hijo de Isaí: Israel, ¡cada uno á sus estancias!
2 So euery man of Israel went from Dauid and followed Sheba the sonne of Bichri: but the men of Iudah claue fast vnto their King, from Iorden euen to Ierusalem.
2 Así se fueron de en pos de David todos los hombres de Israel, y seguían á Seba hijo de Bichri: mas los de Judá fueron adheridos á su rey, desde el Jordán hasta Jerusalem.
3 When Dauid then came to his house to Ierusalem, the King tooke the ten women his concubines, that hee had left behinde him to keepe the house, and put them in warde, and fed them, but lay no more with them: but they were enclosed vnto the day of their death, liuing in widowhode.
3 Y luego que llegó David á su casa en Jerusalem, tomó el rey las diez mujeres concubinas que había dejado para guardar la casa, y púsolas en una casa en guarda, y dióles de comer: pero nunca más entró á ellas, sino que quedaron encerradas hasta que murieron en viudez de por vida.
4 Then sayde the King to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Iudah within three dayes, and be thou here present.
4 Después dijo el rey á Amasa: Júntame los varones de Judá para dentro de tres días, y hállate tú aquí presente.
5 So Amasa went to assemble Iudah, but hee taried longer then the time which he had appoynted him.
5 Fué pues Amasa á juntar á Judá; pero detúvose más del tiempo que le había sido señalado.
6 Then Dauid sayd to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the sonne of Bichri doe vs more harme then did Absalom: take thou therefore thy lords seruants and follow after him, lest he get him walled cities, and escape vs.
6 Y dijo David á Abisai: Seba hijo de Bichri nos hará ahora más mal que Absalom: toma pues tú los siervos de tu señor, y ve tras él, no sea que halle las ciudades fortificadas, y se nos vaya de delante.
7 And there went out after him Ioabs men, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mightie men: and they departed out of Ierusalem, to follow after Sheba the sonne of Bichri.
7 Entonces salieron en pos de él los hombres de Joab, y los Ceretheos y Peletheos, y todos los valientes: salieron de Jerusalem para ir tras Seba hijo de Bichri.
8 When they were at the great stone, which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them, and Ioabs garment, that hee had put on, was girded vnto him, and vpon it was a sword girded, which hanged on his loynes in the sheath, and as hee went, it vsed to fall out.
8 Y estando ellos cerca de la grande peña que está en Gabaón, salióles Amasa al encuentro. Ahora bien, la vestidura que Joab tenía sobrepuesta estábale ceñida, y sobre ella el cinto de una daga pegada á sus lomos en su vaina, de la que así como él avanzó, cayóse aquélla.
9 And Ioab sayde to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? and Ioab tooke Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kisse him.
9 Entonces Joab dijo á Amasa: ¿Tienes paz, hermano mío? Y tomó Joab con la diestra la barba de Amasa, para besarlo.
10 But Amasa tooke no heede to the sworde that was in Ioabs hande: for therewith he smote him in the fift rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and smote him not the second time: so he dyed. then Ioab and Abishai his brother followed after Sheba the sonne of Bichri.
10 Y como Amasa no se cuidó de la daga que Joab en la mano tenía, hirióle éste con ella en la quinta [costilla], y derramó sus entrañas por tierra, y cayó muerto sin darle segundo golpe. Después Joab y su hermano Abisai fueron en seguimiento de Seba hijo de Bichri.
11 And one of Ioabs men stoode by him, and saide, He that fauoureth Ioab, and hee that is of Dauids part, let him go after Ioab.
11 Y uno de los criados de Joab se paró junto á él, diciendo: Cualquiera que amare á Joab y á David vaya en pos de Joab.
12 And Amasa wallowed in blood in the mids of the way: and when the man sawe that all the people stood still, he remooued Amasa out of the way into the fielde, and cast a cloth vpon him, because he saw that euery one that came by him, stoode still.
12 Y Amasa se había revolcado en la sangre en mitad del camino: y viendo aquel hombre que todo el pueblo se paraba, apartó á Amasa del camino al campo, y echó sobre él una vestidura, porque veía que todos los que venían se paraban junto á él.
13 When hee was remoued out of the way, euerie man went after Ioab, to follow after Sheba the sonne of Bichri.
13 Luego, pues, que fué apartado del camino, pasaron todos los que seguían á Joab, para ir tras Seba hijo de Bichri.
14 And he went through all the tribes of Israel vnto Abel, and Bethmaachah and all places of Berim: and they gathered together, and went also after him.
14 Y él pasó por todas las tribus de Israel hasta Abel y Beth-maachâ y todo Barim: y juntáronse, y siguiéronlo también.
15 So they came, and besieged him in Abel, neere to Bethmaachah: and they cast vp a mount against the citie, and the people thereof stood on the ramper, and al the people that was with Ioab, destroyed and cast downe the wall.
15 Y vinieron y cercáronlo en Abel de Beth-maachâ, y pusieron baluarte contra la ciudad; y puesto que fué al muro, todo el pueblo que estaba con Joab trabajaba por derribar la muralla.
16 Then cried a wise woman out of the citie, Heare, heare, I pray you, say vnto Ioab, Come thou hither, that I may speake with thee.
16 Entonces una mujer sabia dió voces en la ciudad, [diciendo]: Oid, oid; ruégoos que digáis á Joab se llegue á acá, para que yo hable con él.
17 And when hee came neere vnto her, the woman said, Art thou Ioab? And he answered, Yea. And she said to him, Heare the wordes of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do heare.
17 Y como él se acercó á ella, dijo la mujer: ¿Eres tú Joab? Y él respondió: Yo soy. Y ella le dijo: Oye las palabras de tu sierva. Y él respondió: Oigo.
18 Then shee spake thus, They spake in the olde time, saying, They shoulde aske of Abel. and so haue they continued.
18 Entonces tornó ella á hablar, diciendo: Antiguamente solían hablar, diciendo: Quien preguntare, pregunte en Abel: y así concluían.
19 I am one of them, that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: and thou goest about to destroy a citie, and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou deuoure the inheritance of the Lord?
19 Yo soy de las pacíficas y fieles de Israel: y tú procuras destruir una ciudad que es madre de Israel: ¿por qué destruyes la heredad de Jehová?
20 And Ioab answered, and said, God forbid, God forbid it me, that I should deuoure, or destroy it.
20 Y Joab respondió, diciendo: Nunca tal, nunca tal me acontezca, que yo destruya ni deshaga.
21 The matter is not so, but a man of mout Ephraim (Sheba ye sonne of Bichri by name) hath lift vp his had against ye King, euen against Dauid: deliuer vs him onely, and I will depart from the citie. And the woman saide vnto Ioab, Beholde, his head shalbe throwen to thee ouer the wall.
21 La cosa no es así: mas un hombre del monte de Ephraim, que se llama Seba hijo de Bichri, ha levantado su mano contra el rey David: entregad á ése solamente, y me iré de la ciudad. Y la mujer dijo á Joab: He aquí su cabeza te será echada desde el muro.
22 Then the woman went vnto all the people with her wisedome, and they cut off the head of Sheba the sonne of Bichri, and cast it to Ioab: the he blewe the trumpet, and they retired from the citie, euery man to his tent: and Ioab returned to Ierusalem vnto the King.
22 La mujer fué luego á todo el pueblo con su sabiduría; y ellos cortaron la cabeza á Seba hijo de Bichri, y echáronla á Joab. Y él tocó la corneta, y esparciéronse de la ciudad, cada uno á su estancia. Y Joab se volvió al rey á Jerusalem.
23 Then Ioab was ouer all the hoste of Israel, and Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada ouer the Cherethites and ouer the Pelethies,
23 Así quedó Joab sobre todo el ejército de Israel; y Benaía hijo de Joiada sobre los Ceretheos y Peletheos;
24 And Adoram ouer the tribute, and Ioshaphat the sonne of Ahilud the recorder,
24 Y Adoram sobre los tributos; y Josaphat hijo de Ahillud, el canciller;
25 And Sheia was Scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar the Priests,
25 Y Seba, escriba; y Sadoc y Abiathar, sacerdotes; é Ira Jaireo fué un jefe principal cerca de David.
26 And also Ira the Iairite was chiefe about Dauid.
26 Not in this translation
People & places in this chapter
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People
Adoram
Listed in David's administration as the official in charge of the forced labor.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 20:24; 1 Kings 12:18; 2 Chronicles 10:18
Ahilud
Named as the father of Jehoshaphat, David's recorder.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:16; 2 Samuel 20:24; 1 Kings 4:3
Amasa
Son of Ithra and Abigail and a cousin of Joab, whom Absalom made army commander in Joab's place, whom David later offered Joab's command, and whom Joab killed with a dagger.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 17:25; 2 Samuel 19:13; 2 Samuel 20:4
Benaiah
Son of Jehoiada from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits who killed two Moabite champions, a lion in a pit and a huge Egyptian, and whom David set over his guard and the Cherethites…
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Samuel 20:23; 2 Samuel 23:20
Bichri
Named as the father of Sheba, the Benjamite who led a revolt against David.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 20:1
Ira
Ira the Jairite, listed in David's administration as David's priest.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 20:26
Sheba
A worthless Benjamite who blew the ram's horn and drew Israel's men away from David, and whose head was thrown to Joab over the wall of Abel-beth-maacah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 20:1; 2 Samuel 20:2; 2 Samuel 20:6
Cross references (26)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Kings 12:16; 2 Chronicles 10:16; Deuteronomy 13:13; Psalm 17:13; Proverbs 24:21–22
- 2 John 6:66–68; Acts 11:23; 2 Chronicles 10:17; Psalm 62:9; 2 Samuel 19:40–41
- 3 2 Samuel 16:21–22; 2 Samuel 15:16; Genesis 40:3
- 4 2 Samuel 19:13; 2 Samuel 17:25; 1 Chronicles 2:17
- 5 2 Samuel 19:13; 1 Samuel 13:8
- 6 2 Samuel 21:17; 2 Samuel 11:11; 1 Kings 1:33; 2 Samuel 19:7; 2 Samuel 10:9–10
- 7 2 Samuel 8:18; 1 Kings 1:38; 2 Samuel 20:23; 2 Samuel 15:18; 2 Samuel 23:22–23
- 8 2 Samuel 3:30; 2 Samuel 2:13; 2 Samuel 20:4–5
- 9 Luke 22:47–48; Matthew 26:48–49; Micah 7:2; Psalm 55:21; Proverbs 26:24–26
- 10 2 Samuel 2:23; 2 Samuel 3:27; Judges 3:21; 1 Kings 2:5–6; 1 Samuel 26:8
- 11 2 Samuel 20:13; 2 Samuel 20:4; 2 Kings 9:32; 2 Samuel 20:6–7; 2 Samuel 20:21
- 12 Psalm 9:16; Proverbs 24:21–22; Psalm 55:23; 2 Samuel 17:25
- 13 1 Samuel 6:12; Jeremiah 31:21; Mark 10:46; Isaiah 7:3; Judges 21:19
- 14 2 Kings 15:29; Joshua 18:25; 1 Kings 15:20; 2 Chronicles 16:4; Numbers 21:16
- 15 2 Kings 19:32; Jeremiah 32:24; 2 Kings 15:29; 1 Kings 15:20; Luke 19:43
- 16 2 Samuel 14:2; Ecclesiastes 9:14–18; 1 Samuel 25:3; 1 Samuel 25:32–33
- 17 2 Samuel 14:12; 1 Samuel 25:24
- 18 Deuteronomy 20:10–11
- 19 1 Samuel 26:19; 1 Timothy 2:2; 2 Samuel 21:3; 2 Samuel 17:16; Numbers 16:32
- 20 2 Samuel 23:17; Jeremiah 17:9; Proverbs 28:13; 2 Samuel 20:10; Job 22:18
- 21 Judges 7:24; 2 Samuel 20:1; Jeremiah 4:15; Judges 2:9; Jeremiah 50:19
- 22 2 Samuel 20:1; Ecclesiastes 7:19; 2 Samuel 11:6–21; Ecclesiastes 9:13–18; 2 Samuel 18:16
- 23 2 Samuel 8:16–18; 1 Chronicles 18:15–17; 1 Kings 4:3–6
- 24 1 Kings 4:3; 1 Kings 12:18; 1 Kings 4:6
- 25 2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Kings 4:4; 1 Chronicles 18:16
- 26 2 Samuel 23:38; Exodus 2:14; 1 Chronicles 11:40; Exodus 24:11; Genesis 41:45
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