2 Samuel 20:21
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.”
לֹא
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
שֶׁבַע
who is Sheba
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שֶׁבַע
Sheba, the name of a place in Palestine, and of two Israelites
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בֵּן
the son of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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בִּכְרִי
Bicri
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בִּכְרִי
Bikri, an Israelite
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שֵׁם
name/ his
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שֵׁם
Name, character, reputation. Shem. Not just a label but the full character of a person. The name of the LORD is a strong tower. Run to it.
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נָשָׂא
he has lifted up
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נָשָׂא
To lift up, to bear, to forgive. Nasa. God lifts the weight of guilt. He carries what we cannot carry.
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יָד
hand/ his
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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נָתַן
give
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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יוֹאָב
Joab
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יוֹאָב
Joab, the name of three Israelites
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הִנֵּה
here!
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הִנֵּה
Behold, look, see. Hinneh. The word used to get attention. Behold I stand at the door and knock. God is always trying to get our attention.
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רֹאשׁ
head/ his
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רֹאשׁ
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
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שָׁלַךְ
is about to be thrown
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שָׁלַךְ
to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
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בְּעַד
behind
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בְּעַד
in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.
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