KJV King James Version
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.
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2 Samuel 20:2
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
So all the men of Israel went up from following David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah joined with their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.
ASV American Standard Version
So all the men of Israel went up from following David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And every man of Israel goeth up from after David, after Sheba son of Bichri, and the men of Judah have cleaved to their king, from the Jordan even unto Jerusalem.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 20
1 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.
2 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.
3 And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women [his] concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.
4 Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.
5 So Amasa went to assemble [the men of] Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיַּ֜עַלH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseכָּל־H3605 · kolallאִ֤ישׁH376 · ishmanיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יH310 · a.charafterדָוִ֔דH1732 · da.vidDavidאַחֲרֵ֖יH310 · a.charafterשֶׁ֣בַעH7652 · she.vaShebaבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childבִּכְרִ֑יH1075 · bikh.riBichriוְאִ֤ישׁH376 · ishmanיְהוּדָה֙H3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahדָּבְק֣וּH1692 · da.vaqto cleaveבְמַלְכָּ֔םH4428 · me.lekhkingמִן־H4480 · minfromהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןH3383 · yar.denJordanוְעַד־H5704 · adtillיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃H3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalem
Cross-references
John 6:66-68From that [time] many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.Acts 11:23Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.2 Chronicles 10:17But [as for] the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.2 Samuel 19:40-41Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel.Psalm 118:8-10[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.Psalm 62:9Surely men of low degree [are] vanity, [and] men of high degree [are] a lie: to be laid in the balance, they [are] altogether [lighter] than vanity.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.
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