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2 Samuel 20:15 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 20 · verse 15
And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.2 Samuel 20:15 · King James Version
2 Samuel 20:15 in context
13When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
14And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.
15And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
16Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.
17And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BethmaachahBêyth MaʻăkâhBeth-Maakah, a place in PalestineH1038 →
- besiegedtsûwrto crampH6696 →
- trenchchêylan armyH2426 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- stoodʻâmadto stand, in various relationsH5975 →
- camebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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We have here the conclusion of Sheba's attempt. I. The rebel, when he had rambled over all the tribes of Israel, and found them not so willing, upon second thoughts, to follow him, as they had been upon a sudden provocation to desert David (having only picked up a few like himself, that sided with him), at length…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-22