2 Samuel 20:2

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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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
man	אִ֤ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
up	וַיַּ֜עַל vai.Ya.'al	H5927	to ascend · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
after	מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י me.'a.cha.Rei	H310	properly · preposition + cardinal number, masculine plural construct
David	דָוִ֔ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
followed	אַחֲרֵ֖י 'a.cha.Rei	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct
Sheba	שֶׁ֣בַע She.va'	H7652	Sheba · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Bichri	בִּכְרִ֑י bikh.Ri	H1075	Bikri · proper noun, a man's name
men	וְאִ֤ישׁ ve.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָה֙ ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
clave	דָּבְק֣וּ da.ve.Ku	H1692	properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
king	בְמַלְכָּ֔ם ve.mal.Kam	H4428	a king · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן hai.yar.Den	H3383	Jarden · definite article + proper noun, a place name
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם ye.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · proper noun, a place name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

John 6:66-68 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
Acts 11:23 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 Lor…
2 Samuel 19:15 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 Samuel 19:40-41 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 I…
2 Chronicles 10:17 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
Psalms 62:9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
Psalms 118:8-10 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 20:1-3

David, in the midst of his triumphs, has here the affliction to see his kingdom disturbed and his family disgraced. I. His subjects revolting from him at the instigation of a man of Belial, whom they followed when they forsook the man after God's own heart. Observe, 1. That this happened immediately upon the crushing of Absalom's rebellion. We must not think it strange, while we are in this world, if the end of one trouble be the beginning of another: deep sometimes calls unto deep. 2. That the people were now just returning to their allegiance, when, of a sudden, they flew off from it. When a reconciliation is newly made, it ought to be handled with great tenderness and caution, lest the pe…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 20:2

from Jordan even to Jerusalem--The quarrel had broken out shortly after the crossing of the Jordan, between Judah and the other tribes, who withdrew; so that Judah was left nearly alone to conduct the king to the metropolis.

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 20:1

Sheba, the son of Bichri - As this man was a Benjamite, he probably belonged to the family of Saul; and he seems to have had considerable influence in Israel to raise such an insurrection: but we know nothing farther of him than what is related in this place. We have no part in David - We of Israel, we of the ten tribes, are under no obligation to the house of David. Leave him, and let every man fall into the ranks under his own leader.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 20:2

So every man of Israel went up from after David,.... Those that met him on the road departed from him, and went no further with him: and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; and made him their captain, who was the author of their mutiny and sedition: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan to Jerusalem: never left him, after they had conducted him over Jordan, until they had brought him safely to Jerusalem.

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Dictionary and topics

David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Joab — Jehovah is his father. (1.) One of the three sons of Zeruiah, David’s sister, and “captain of the host” during the whole of David’s reign (2 Sam. 2:13; 10:7; 11:1; 1 Kings 11:15). His father’s name…
Sheba — An oath, seven. (1.) Heb. shebha, the son of Raamah (Gen. 10:7), whose descendants settled with those of Dedan on the Persian Gulf. (2.) Heb. id. A son of Joktan (Gen. 10:28), probably the founder of…
Abishai · Overthrows Sheba — Overthrows Sheba
Citizens · .Sheba — .Sheba
Judah, The Tribe Of · Other tribes jealous of, on account of David — Other tribes jealous of, on account of David

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Samuel 20:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 20:1-3

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 20:2

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 20:1

John Gill on 2 Samuel 20:2

Keil & Delitzsch

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2 Samuel 20:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 20:1-3

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 20:2

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 20:1

John Gill on 2 Samuel 20:2

Keil & Delitzsch

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 20:1

Rashi on 2 Samuel 20:1