2 Samuel 20:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

So Joab's men, the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men went out after him, and they left Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.

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  • 2 Sam 8:18 : 18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief officials.
  • 1 Kgs 1:38 : 38 So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites went down and caused Solomon to ride upon King David's mule and brought him to Gihon.
  • 2 Sam 15:18 : 18 And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
  • 2 Sam 20:23 : 23 Now Joab was over all the army of Israel, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites.
  • 2 Sam 23:22-23 : 22 These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name among the three mighty men. 23 He was more honorable than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
  • 1 Kgs 1:44 : 44 And the king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule.
  • 2 Sam 8:16 : 16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;

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  • 2 Sam 20:6
    87%

    6And David said to Abishai, Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom did; take your master’s servants and pursue him, lest he find fortified cities and escape from us.

  • 2 Sam 20:13-14
    2 verses
    87%

    13Once he was removed from the road, all the people continued after Joab, pursuing Sheba the son of Bichri.

    14Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites gathered together and followed him.

  • 2 Sam 20:1-2
    2 verses
    82%

    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, nor any inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

    2So all the men of Israel left David and followed Sheba the son of Bichri, but the men of Judah stayed loyal to their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 20:21-23
    3 verses
    77%

    21The matter is not so; but a man from the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has raised his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. The woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall.

    22Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. He blew the trumpet, and they dispersed from the city, each to his tent. Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.

    23Now Joab was over all the army of Israel, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites.

  • 2 Sam 20:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10But Amasa did not notice the sword in Joab’s hand, so Joab struck him in the stomach, spilling his intestines to the ground. He did not strike him again, and Amasa died. Joab and his brother Abishai then pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.

    11And one of Joab's men stood by Amasa and said, Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab.

  • 2 Sam 15:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and stayed in a place that was far off.

    18And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.

  • 2 Sam 20:8
    73%

    8When they reached the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was wearing his military garment, with a belt and a sword fastened at his waist in its sheath; as he went forward, it fell out.

  • 2 Sam 2:29-31
    3 verses
    72%

    29And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, crossed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came to Mahanaim.

    30And Joab returned from pursuing Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen of David's servants and Asahel were missing.

    31But the servants of David had struck Benjamin, and Abner's men, so that three hundred and sixty men died.

  • 2 Sam 2:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

    13And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, one on one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

  • 1 Chr 27:34
    72%

    34And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar; and the general of the king's army was Joab.

  • 1 Chr 18:17
    72%

    17And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief officials around the king.

  • 2 Sam 2:24-25
    2 verses
    71%

    24Joab also and Abishai pursued Abner: and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah, that is before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

    25And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together behind Abner, and became one group, and stood on the top of a hill.

  • 2 Sam 10:7
    71%

    7And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men.

  • 1 Sam 30:8-10
    3 verses
    71%

    8And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And He answered him, Pursue: for you shall surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

    9So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

    10But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.

  • 1 Chr 19:8
    71%

    8And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men.

  • 2 Sam 19:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David.

    17And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over the Jordan before the king.

  • 2 Sam 2:15
    71%

    15Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, belonging to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

  • 1 Sam 24:2
    70%

    2Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

  • 1 Chr 21:4
    70%

    4Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. So Joab went out and went throughout all Israel, and came back to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 3:22
    70%

    22And behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them. But Abner was not with David in Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace.

  • 2 Sam 18:2
    70%

    2And David sent a third of the people under the command of Joab, a third under the command of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, I will surely go out with you myself also.

  • 1 Sam 30:21
    70%

    21And David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had also made to stay at the brook Besor: and they went out to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he greeted them.

  • 1 Sam 22:20
    70%

    20And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

  • 2 Sam 15:14-15
    2 verses
    70%

    14And David said to all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.

    15And the king's servants said to the king, Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king shall appoint.

  • 2 Sam 3:24
    69%

    24Then Joab came to the king and said, What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you; why is it that you have sent him away, and he is quite gone?

  • 2 Sam 16:5
    69%

    5And when King David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.

  • 2 Sam 20:25
    69%

    25Sheva was the secretary; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

  • 1 Sam 23:13
    69%

    13Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went wherever they could go. And it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah; and he refrained from going forth.

  • 1 Sam 25:13
    69%

    13And David said to his men, Each of you gird on his sword. And each one girded on his sword, and David also girded on his sword; and about four hundred men went up after David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

  • 1 Chr 19:15
    69%

    15And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 2:17
    69%

    17And there was a very fierce battle that day; and Abner was defeated, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

  • 2 Sam 18:15
    69%

    15And ten young men who carried Joab's armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.

  • 2 Sam 3:26
    69%

    26And when Joab had gone out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David did not know it.

  • 1 Kgs 2:29
    69%

    29And it was told King Solomon that Joab had fled to the tabernacle of the Lord; and behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, strike him down.

  • 2 Sam 8:18
    68%

    18And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief officials.

  • 2 Sam 17:1
    68%

    1Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me now choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight: