2 Samuel 20:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֜עַל כָּל־אִ֤ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד אַחֲרֵ֖י שֶׁ֣בַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִ֑י וְאִ֤ישׁ יְהוּדָה֙ דָּבְק֣וּ בְמַלְכָּ֔ם מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן וְעַד־יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

Transliteration

And ʿālâ all-ʾîš yiśrāʾēl from ʾaḥărê dāwid, ʾaḥărê šebaʿ ben-bikrî; and ʾîš yᵉhûdâ dāvᵉqû in their meleḵ, from-the yardēn and unto-yᵉrûšālayim.

Grammar Details

*ʿālâ*: qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he went up
*ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular construct - men of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*ʾaḥărê*: preposition - after/following
*dāwid*: proper noun, masculine singular - David
*šebaʿ*: proper noun, masculine singular - Sheba
*ben*: noun, masculine singular construct - son of
*bikrî*: proper noun, masculine singular - Bichri
*yᵉhûdâ*: proper noun - Judah
*dāvᵉqû*: qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they clung/adhered
*meleḵ*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their king
*yardēn*: proper noun, masculine singular - Jordan
*yᵉrûšālayim*: proper noun - Jerusalem

Word Meanings

*ʿālâ*: went up/ascended/departed
*ʾaḥărê*: after/following/from behind
*dāvᵉqû*: clung/adhered/remained loyal to
*meleḵ*: king/ruler/sovereign

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Referenced Verses

2 Sam 19:15 : 15 So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.
2 Sam 19:40-41 : 40 Then 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. 41 And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan?
2 Chr 10:17 : 17 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
Ps 62:9 : 9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid{H8800)} in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
Ps 118:8-9 : 8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. 9 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes. 10 All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.
Prov 17:14 : 14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
John 6:66-68 : 66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve , Will ye also go away? 68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
Acts 11:23 : 23 Who, 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.

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2 Sam 20:5-7
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5So 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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1And 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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21The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
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40Then 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.
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