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Hebrew Texts וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞ר בְּכָל־ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָבֵ֛לָה וּבֵ֥ית מַעֲכָ֖ה וְכָל־ הַבֵּרִ֑ים ס [וַיִּקְלֵהוּ כ] (וַיִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּ ק) וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ אַף־ אַחֲרָֽיו׃ KJV with Strong's And 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 שמואל ב 20:14 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞ר בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָבֵ֛לָה וּבֵ֥ית מַעֲכָ֖ה וְכָל־הַבֵּרִ֑ים ס [וַיִּקְלֵהוּ כ] (וַיִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּ ק) וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ אַף־אַחֲרָֽיו׃ שמואל ב 20:14 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only) שמואל ב 20:14 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required) שמואל ב 20:14 Hebrew Bible Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Now he went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, even Beth-maacah, and all the Berites; and they were gathered together and also went after him. King James Bible And 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of Beth-maacah. All the Berites came together and followed him. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Abel Or rather, probably, {Abel of Beth-Maachah}, as in the next verse. It appears, from Joab having marched `through all the tribes of Israel,' to have been situated in the northern confines of the land of Israel, and in the half tribe of Manasseh, east of Jordan, as that was the situation of Maachah, to which it belonged. This agrees with the situation of the {Abela} which Eusebius and Jerome place between Paneas, or Caesarea Philippi, and Damascus. Josephus says it was a fortified city, and a metropolis of the Israelites; and also that it belonged to the ten tribes, having been taken from the king of Damascus. 1 Kings 15:20 So Benhadad listened to king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts … 2 Kings 15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, … 2 Chronicles 16:4 And Benhadad listened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies … Berites Joshua 18:25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, Beeroth Links 2 Samuel 20:14 • 2 Samuel 20:14 NIV • 2 Samuel 20:14 NLT • 2 Samuel 20:14 ESV • 2 Samuel 20:14 NASB • 2 Samuel 20:14 KJV • 2 Samuel 20:14 Bible Apps • 2 Samuel 20:14 Biblia Paralela • 2 Samuel 20:14 Chinese Bible • 2 Samuel 20:14 French Bible • 2 Samuel 20:14 German Bible • Bible Hub |