2 Samuel
2 Samuel 20:1–2
1Now 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!”
2So 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.
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2 Samuel 20:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now a worthless | בְּלִיַּ֗עַל | bə·lî·ya·‘al | Noun - masculine singular | H1100 worthlessness |
| man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| named | וּשְׁמ֛וֹ | ū·šə·mōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| Sheba | שֶׁ֥בַע | še·ḇa‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7652 Sheba |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Bichri | בִּכְרִ֖י | biḵ·rî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1075 Bikri |
| a Benjamite | יְמִינִ֑י | yə·mî·nî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3228 Jeminite |
| happened | נִקְרָ֜א | niq·rā | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7122 encounter, befall |
| to be there | וְשָׁ֨ם | wə·šām | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| and he blew | וַיִּתְקַ֣ע | way·yiṯ·qa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast |
| the ram’s horn | בַּשֹּׁפָ֗ר | baš·šō·p̄ār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7782 horn |
| and shouted | וַ֠יֹּאמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| We have no | אֵֽין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| share | חֵ֜לֶק | ḥê·leq | Noun - masculine singular | H2506 portion, tract, territory |
| in David | בְּדָוִ֗ד | bə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| no | וְלֹ֤א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| inheritance | נַֽחֲלָה־ | na·ḥă·lāh- | Noun - feminine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| in Jesse’s | יִשַׁ֔י | yi·šay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3448 Jishai |
| son | בְּבֶן־ | bə·ḇen- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| Every man | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| to his tent | לְאֹהָלָ֖יו | lə·’ō·hā·lāw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H168 tent |
| O Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
2 Samuel 20:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the men | אִ֤ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| deserted | וַיַּ֜עַל | way·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| David | דָוִ֔ד | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| to follow | אַחֲרֵ֖י | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| Sheba | שֶׁ֣בַע | še·ḇa‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7652 Sheba |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Bichri | בִּכְרִ֑י | biḵ·rî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1075 Bikri |
| But the men | וְאִ֤ישׁ | wə·’îš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָה֙ | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| stayed by | דָּבְק֣וּ | dā·ḇə·qū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1692 cling, cleave, keep close |
| their king | בְמַלְכָּ֔ם | ḇə·mal·kām | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H4428 king |
| all the way | וְעַד־ | wə·‘aḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן | hay·yar·dên | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| to Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Samuel 20:1 1 Kings 12:16 · Deuteronomy 13:13 · 2 Chronicles 10:16
2 Samuel 20:2 Acts 11:23 · John 6:66–68
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.