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12 Amasa was writhing in blood in the middle of the road, and the man saw that everyone was stopping. When he saw this, he dragged Amasa from the road into a field and threw a robe over him. 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.

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

12 Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the middle of the road, and the man saw that all the troops came to a halt(A) there. When he realized that everyone who came up to Amasa stopped, he dragged him from the road into a field and threw a garment over him. 13 After Amasa had been removed from the road, everyone went on with Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bikri.

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

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