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So all of the other Israeli soldiers[a] abandoned David to follow Bichri’s son Sheba, while the army of Judah remained with the king all the way from the Jordan River[b] to Jerusalem.

When David arrived at his palace in Jerusalem, the king took the ten mistresses[c] whom he had left behind to keep the palace in order and placed them in a separate house, providing for them under the care of a protective guard. He never visited them again, so they were under care until they died, living as if their husbands had died.

Meanwhile, David ordered Amasa, “Muster the army of Judah here within three days, and be here yourself!”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 20:2 I.e. the ten tribes apparently mentioned in 2Sam 19:43; the Heb. lacks other
  2. 2 Samuel 20:2 The Heb. lacks River
  3. 2 Samuel 20:3 Lit. concubines; i.e. secondary wives