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And there met them a worthless (useless – Hebr. belijaal) man whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a man of Benjamin. [Sheba was from the same tribe as Saul, perhaps even a relative, see .] And he blew the shofar and said, "We have no part in David, nor do we have any inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tent, Israel!"
Then all the men of Israel (literally: went up from following) David and followed [instead] Sheba, the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah remained loyal to their king [David], from the Jordan to Jerusalem.
And David said to Avishai, "Now Sheba, the son of Bichri, will do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your lord's servants and pursue him, lest he take fortified cities and escape from our sight."
So Joab's men went out after him, along with the Kerethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men (men in their prime, full of strength and power), and they went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba, the son of Bichri.
But Amasa did not think about the sword in Joab's hand, and he struck him in the groin with it, and his entrails came out, and he did not strike him again, and he died. And Joab and his brother Avishai pursued Sheba, the son of Bichri.
When he was removed from the highway, all the people followed Joab to pursue Sheba, the son of Bichri.
The matter is not so. But a man from the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba, the son of Bichri, has lifted his hand against the king, against David. Give him to us, and we will leave the city." The woman said to Joab, "Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall."
And the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba, the son of Bichri, and threw it to Joab. And he blew the trumpet, and they left the city, each to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
