H7652A–שֶׁ֫בַע–she.va

Now by chance there was present a good-for-nothing person named Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he, sounding the horn, said, We have no part in David, or any interest in the son of Jesse: let every man go to his tent, O Israel.

שֶׁ֥בַע She.va' “[was] Sheba”

So all the men of Israel, turning away from David, went after Sheba, the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah were true to their king, going with him from Jordan as far as Jerusalem.

שֶׁ֣בַע She.va' “Sheba”

And David said to Abishai, Sheba, the son of Bichri, will do us more damage than Absalom did; so take some of your lord's servants and go after him, before he makes himself safe in the walled towns, and gets away before our eyes.

שֶׁ֥בַע She.va' “Sheba”

So there went after Abishai, Joab and the Cherethites and the Pelethites and all the fighting-men; they went out of Jerusalem to overtake Sheba, the son of Bichri.

שֶׁ֥בַע She.va' “Sheba”

But Amasa did not see danger from the sword which was now in Joab's left hand, and Joab put it through his stomach so that his inside came out on to the earth, and he did not give him another blow. So Joab and his brother Abishai went on after Sheba, the

שֶׁ֥בַע She.va' “Sheba”

When he had been taken off the road, all the people went on after Joab in search of Sheba, the son of Bichri.

שֶׁ֥בַע She.va' “Sheba”

Not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba, son of Bichri, by name, has taken up arms against the king, against David: give up this man only, and I will go away from the town. And the woman said to Joab, His head will be dropped over the wal

שֶׁ֧בַע She.va' “[who is] Sheba”

Then the woman in her wisdom had talk with all the town. And they had Sheba's head cut off and sent out to Joab. And he had the horn sounded, and sent them all away from the town, every man to his tent. And Joab went back to Jerusalem to the king.

שֶׁ֤בַע She.va' “Sheba”