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2 Samuel 20:1

Now 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!”

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ASV

And there happened to be there a base fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

KJV

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.

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25 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְשָׁ֨םve.Shamand thereH8033 →
נִקְרָ֜אnik.Ra'he was metH7122 →
אִ֣ישׁ'isha man ofH376 →
בְּלִיַּ֗עַלbe.li.Ya.'alworthlessnessH1100 →
וּשְׁמ֛וֹu.she.Moand name hisH8034 →
שֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'[was] ShebaH7652 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
בִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiBicriH1075 →
אִ֣ישׁ'isha manH376 →
יְמִינִ֑יye.mi.Nia JaminiteH3228 →
וַיִּתְקַ֣עvai.yit.Ka'and he gave a blastH8628 →
בַּשֹּׁפָ֗רba.sho.Faron the trumpetH7782 →
וַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֵֽין־'ein-notH369 →
לָ֨נוּLa.nu[belongs] to <the> us
חֵ֜לֶקChe.leka portionH2506 →
בְּדָוִ֗דbe.da.Vidin DavidH1732 →
וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
נַֽחֲלָה־na.cha.lah-an inheritanceH5159 →
לָ֙נוּ֙la.nu[belongs] to <the> us
בְּבֶן־be.ven-in [the] son ofH1121 →
יִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiJesseH3448 →
אִ֥ישׁ'isheveryoneH376 →
לְאֹהָלָ֖יוle.'o.ha.Lavto tents hisH168 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElO IsraelH3478 →

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1 Kings 12:16When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,1 Samuel 10:27But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.Nahum 1:11From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.2 Chronicles 10:16When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So all the Israelites went home,Deuteronomy 13:13that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),2 Samuel 20:22Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.Mark 3:24If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.Judges 19:22While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”Proverbs 24:21–22My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.Psalms 17:13Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,1 Samuel 22:7–8Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?2 Chronicles 10:6Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.Luke 19:27And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”Proverbs 25:8do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?1 Samuel 30:22but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered, except for each man’s wife and children. They may take them and go.”Luke 19:14But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.1 Samuel 2:12Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD

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