2 Samuel 20:6
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.”
רָעַע
properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
מָצָא
he has found
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מָצָא
To find, to discover, to encounter. Matsa. God is findable. He is not playing hide and seek. He actively reveals Himself to genuine seekers.
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דָּוִד
David
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דָּוִד
David. Beloved. The shepherd boy who became king. A man after God's own heart. God chooses the surrendered heart not the impressive resume.
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עֶבֶד
the servants of
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עֶבֶד
Servant, slave. Ebed. Moses was called the servant of the LORD, the highest honour. The greatest in God's kingdom is the servant of all.
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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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עַיִן
eye/ our
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עַיִן
Eye, spring of water. Ayin. Open the eyes of my heart LORD. I lift my eyes to You who are enthroned in heaven.
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עִיר
cities
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עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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בָּצַר
fortified
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בָּצַר
to gather grapes; also to be isolated (i.e. inaccessible by height or fortification)
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פֵּן
lest
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פֵּן
properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
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מִן
more than
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מִן
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
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שֶׁבַע
Sheba
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שֶׁבַע
Sheba, the name of a place in Palestine, and of two Israelites
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עַתָּה
now
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עַתָּה
at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
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לָקַח
take
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לָקַח
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
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בִּכְרִי
Bicri
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בִּכְרִי
Bikri, an Israelite
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