14 And he went through all the tribes of Israel to (A)Abel and Beth Maachah and all the Berites. So they were gathered together and also went after [a]Sheba.

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  1. 2 Samuel 20:14 Lit. him

14 Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel Beth Maakah and through the entire region of the Bikrites,[a](A) who gathered together and followed him.

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  1. 2 Samuel 20:14 See Septuagint and Vulgate; Hebrew Berites.

14 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.

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15 Then they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maachah; and they (A)cast up a siege mound against the city, and it stood by the rampart. And all the people who were with Joab battered the wall to throw it down.

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15 All the troops with Joab came and besieged Sheba in Abel Beth Maakah.(A) They built a siege ramp(B) up to the city, and it stood against the outer fortifications. While they were battering the wall to bring it down,

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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.

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