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2 Samuel 20:2

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.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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Original language & word study

18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'aland he went upH5927
כָּל־kol-everyH3605
אִ֤ישׁ'ish<the> man ofH376
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
מֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.Reifrom afterH310
דָוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732
אַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiafterH310
שֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'ShebaH7652
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121
בִּכְרִ֑יbikh.RiBicriH1075
וְאִ֤ישׁve.'Ishand [the] man ofH376
יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahJudahH3063
דָּבְק֣וּda.ve.Kuthey clungH1692
בְמַלְכָּ֔םve.mal.Kamto king theirH4428
מִן־min-fromH4480
הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.Denthe JordanH3383
וְעַד־ve.'ad-and toH5704
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389

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About 2 Samuel

David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain