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13 Once Amasa was moved out of the road, everyone who followed Joab marched past in pursuit of Bichri’s son Sheba.

14 Sheba went through all the Israelite tribes up to Abel of Beth-maacah. All the Bichrites[a] assembled and followed Sheba in. 15 Then Joab’s men arrived and attacked Sheba at Abel of Beth-maacah. They piled up a ramp against the city, and it stood against the outer wall.[b] All of Joab’s troops were hammering the wall, trying to bring it down.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 20:14 Cf LXX, Vulg; MT Berites
  2. 2 Samuel 20:15 Heb uncertain

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