2 Samuel 20 · Verse 13

2 Samuel 20:13

When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
2 Samuel 20:13, King James Version

2 Samuel 20:13 in other translations

BSBAs soon as Amasa’s body was removed from the road, all the men went on with Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.
WEBWhen he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
ASVWhen he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
YLTWhen he hath been removed out of the highway, every man hath passed on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba son of Bichri.
DARBYWhen he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri,
BBEWhen he had been taken off the road, all the people went on after Joab in search of Sheba, the son of Bichri.
WebsterWhen he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

What does 2 Samuel 20:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 20:11-13

11-13. He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab--It is a striking proof of Joab's unrivalled influence over the army, that with this villainous murder perpetrated before their eyes they unanimously followed him as their leader in pursuit of Sheba. A soldier conjoined his name with David's, and such a magic spell was in the word "Joab," that all the people "went on"--Amasa's men as well…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 20:4-13

Joab barbarously murdered Amasa. The more plot there is in a sin, the worse it is. Joab contentedly sacrificed the interest both of the king and the kingdom to his personal revenge. But one would wonder with what face a murderer could pursue a traitor; and how, under such a load of guilt, he had courage to enter upon danger: his conscience was seared.

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2 Samuel 20:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sher<just> whenH834
הֹגָ֖הho.Gahhe had removed [him]H3014
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַֽמְסִלָּ֑הham.si.Lahthe highwayH4546
עָבַ֤ר'a.Varhe passed byH5674
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
אִישׁ֙'ishpersonH376
אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiafterH310
יוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvJoabH3097
לִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.Dofto pursueH7291
אַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiafterH310
שֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'ShebaH7652
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
בִּכְרִֽי\׃bikh.RiBicriH1075

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 20:13

  • 1 Samuel 6:12

    And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth–shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth–shemesh.

  • Jeremiah 31:21

    Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.

  • Mark 10:46

    And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the highway side begging.

  • Isaiah 7:3

    Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear–jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field;

  • Judges 21:19

    Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth–el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth–el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.

  • Isaiah 62:10

    Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.

  • 2 Samuel 20:12-13

    And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still. When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

  • Proverbs 16:17

    The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

  • Isaiah 36:2

    And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field.

  • Numbers 20:19

    And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet.

  • 2 Kings 18:17

    And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab–shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.

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12,13; Nu 20:19; Jud 21:19; 1Sa 6:12; 2Ki 18:17; Pr 16:17; Isa 7:3
Isa 36:2; 62:10; Jer 31:21; Mr 10:46

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 20:12

    And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.

  • 2 Samuel 20:13

    When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

  • 2 Samuel 20:14

    And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth–maachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.

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2 Samuel 20:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Luego, pues, que fué apartado del camino, pasaron todos los que seguían á Joab, para ir tras Seba hijo de Bichri.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Quand il fut ôté de la route, tous les hommes passèrent outre après Joab, afin de poursuivre Shéba, fils de Bicri.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Als er von der Straße weggeschafft war, zog jedermann vorüber, Joab nach, um Scheba, dem Sohne Bikris, nachzujagen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Amoto ergo illo de via, transibat omnis vir sequens Joab ad persequendum Seba filium Bochri.