2 Samuel 20:2
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So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.
In other translations
So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.
Hebrew words
וַיַּעַלvaiya'aland he went upH5927כָּל־kol-everyH3605אִישׁ'ish<the> man ofH376יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478מֵאַחֲרֵיme'achareifrom afterH310דָוִדdavidDavidH1732אַחֲרֵי'achareiafterH310שֶׁבַעsheva'ShebaH7652בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121בִּכְרִיbikhriBicriH1075וְאִישׁve'ishand [the] man ofH376יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063דָּבְקוּdavekuthey clungH1692בְמַלְכָּםvemalkamto king theirH4428מִן־min-fromH4480הַיַּרְדֵּןhaiyardenthe JordanH3383וְעַד־ve'ad-and toH5704יְרוּשָׁלִָם׃yerushalimJerusalemH3389
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- 2 Samuel 19:15So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.So the king returned, and when he arrived at the Jordan, the men of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the Jordan.
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People and places
People: Bichri, David, Jacob, Judah, Sheba (son of Bichri)