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Berean Standard Bible

“Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!””

2 Samuel 20:1

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Absalom's rebellion has been crushed, but tensions remain between Judah and the northern tribes. A troublemaker named Sheba, from the tribe of Benjamin, sees an opening.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”

World English Bible (WEB)

There happened to be there a wicked fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite; and he blew the trumpet, and said, “We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, Israel!”

King James Version (KJV)

And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And there happened to be there a base fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now by chance there was present a good-for-nothing person named Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he, sounding the horn, said, We have no part in David, or any interest in the son of Jesse: let every man go to his tent, O Israel.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y ACAECIÓ estar allí un hombre perverso que se llamaba Seba, hijo de Bichri, hombre de Benjamín, el cual tocó la corneta, y dijo: No tenemos nosotros parte en David, ni heredad en el hijo de Isaí: Israel, ¡cada uno á sus estancias!

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Allí en Guilgal se hallaba un hombre perverso llamado Sabá hijo de Bicrí, de la tribu de Benjamín. Este tocó la trompeta y comenzó a gritar: «¡No tenemos nada que ver con David! ¡Nada ganamos con seguir al hijo de Isaí! ¡Israelitas, váyanse a sus casas!».

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