Seba raiseth rebellion, is pursued by Joab, (10. Who in the way treacherously killeth Amasa,) 13. Abela is besieged, because Seba saveth himself there. 20. but his head being cut off and cast over the wall to Joab, the army departeth, 23. Chief men in office are mentioned.Seba raiseth rebellion, is pursued by Ioab, (10. VVho in the way trecherously killeth Amasa,) 13. Abela is besieged, because Seba saueth him self there. 20. but his head being cut of and cast ouer the wal to Ioab, the armie departeth, 23. Chief men in office are mentioned.✦
It chanced also that there was there a man of Belial, named Seba, the son of Bochri, a man of Jemini: and he sounded the trumpet, and said: We have no part in David, not inheritance in the son of Isai: Return into thy tabernacles Israel.IT chanced also that there was there a man of Belial, named Seba, the sonne of Bochri, a man of Iemini: and he sounded the trumpet, and sayd: We haue no part in Dauid, not inheritance in the sonne of Isai: Returne into thy tabernacles Israel.✦Accidit quoque ut ibi esset vir Belial, nomine Seba, filius Bochri, vir Jemineus : et cecinit buccina, et ait : Non est nobis pars in David, neque hæreditas in filio Isai : revertere in tabernacula tua, Israël.
2And all Israel was separated from David, and followed Seba the son of Bochri: but the men of Juda stuck to their king from Jordan unto Jerusalem.And al Israel was separated from Dauid, and folowed Seba the sonne of Bochri: but the men of Iuda stucke to their king from Iordan vnto Ierusalem.Et separatus est omnis Israël a David, secutusque est Seba filium Bochri : viri autem Juda adhæserunt regi suo a Jordane usque Jerusalem.
3And when the king was come into his house to Jerusalem, he took the ten women his concubines, which he had left to keep the house, and he delivered them into custody, allowing them victuals: and he went not in to them, but they were shut up until the day of their death living in widowhood.And when the king was come into his house to Ierusalem, he tooke the ten wemen his concubines, which he had leift to keepe the house, and he deliuered them into custodie, allowing them victuals: and he went not in to them, but they were shut vp vntil the day of their death liuing in widowhood.Cumque venisset rex in domum suam in Jerusalem, tulit decem mulieres concubinas quas dereliquerat ad custodiendam domum, et tradidit eas in custodiam, alimenta eis præbens : et non est ingressus ad eas, sed erant clausæ usque in diem mortis suæ in viduitate viventes.
4And the king said to Amasa: Call me together all the men of Juda against the third day, and be thou present.And the king sayd to Amasa: Cal me together al the men of Iuda agaynst the third day, and be thou present.Dixit autem rex Amasæ : Convoca mihi omnes viros Juda in diem tertium, et tu adesto præsens.
5Amasa therefore went to call together Juda, and tarried beyond the time appointed which the king had assigned to him.Amasa therefore went to cal together Iuda, and taryed beyond the time appoynted which the king had assigned to him.✦Abiit ergo Amasa ut convocaret Judam, et moratus est extra placitum quod ei constituerat rex.
6And David said to Abisai: Now will Seba the son of Bochri more afflict us, than Absalom: take therefore the servants of thy Lord, and pursue him, lest perhaps he find munitas: fortified, walled cities, and escape us.And Dauid sayd to Abisai: Now wil Seba the sonne of Bochri more afflict vs, then Absalom: take therefore the seruantes of thy Lord, and pursew him, lest perhaps he finde fensed cities, & escape vs.✦Ait autem David ad Abisai : Nunc magis afflicturus est nos Seba filius Bochri quam Absalom : tolle igitur servos domini tui, et persequere eum, ne forte inveniat civitates munitas, et effugiat nos.
7There went forth therefore with him Joab's men, Cerethi also and Phelethi: and all the strong men issued forth of Jerusalem to pursue Seba the son of Bochri.There went forth therfore with him Ioabs men, Cerethi also and Phelethi: and al the strong men yssued forth of Ierusalem to pursew Seba the sonne of Bochri.Egressi sunt ergo cum eo viri Joab, Cerethi quoque et Phelethi : et omnes robusti exierunt de Jerusalem ad persequendum Seba filium Bochri.
8And when they were beside the great stone, which is in Gabaon, Amasa coming met them. Moreover Joab was clothed with a stricta: tight, close-fitting coat according to the measure of his stature, and upon it girded with a sword hanging down to the flank, in a scabbard, which being made for the purpose could with light moving come forth and strike.And when they were beside the great stone, which is in Gabaon, Amasa coming mette them. Moreouer Ioab was clothed with a strayte cote according to the measure of his stature, and vpon it girded with a sword hanging downe to the flanke, in a scabbarde, which being made for the purpose could with light mouing come forth and strike.✦Cumque illi essent juxta lapidem grandem qui est in Gabaon, Amasa veniens occurrit eis. Porro Joab vestitus erat tunica stricta ad mensuram habitus sui, et desuper accinctus gladio dependente usque ad ilia, in vagina, qui fabricatus levi motu egredi poterat, et percutere.
9Joab therefore said to Amasa: God save thee my brother. And he held with his right hand the chin of Amasa, as it were kissing him.Ioab therfore sayd to Amasa: God saue thee my brother. And he held with his right hand the chinne of Amasa, as it were kissing him.✦Dixit itaque Joab ad Amasam : Salve mi frater. Et tenuit manu dextera mentum Amasæ, quasi osculans eum.
10But Amasa marked not the sword, which Joab had, who struck him in the side, and poured out his bowels on the ground, neither added he the second wound, and he died. And Joab, and Abisai his brother pursued Seba the son of Bochri.But Amasa marked not the sword, which Ioab had, who strick him in the side, and powred out his bowels on the ground, neither added he the second wound, and he dyed. And Ioab, and Abisai his brother pursewed Seba the sonne of Bochri.Porro Amasa non observavit gladium quem habebat Joab : qui percussit eum in latere, et effudit intestina ejus in terram, nec secundum vulnus apposuit : et mortuus est. Joab autem, et Abisai frater ejus, persecuti sunt Seba filium Bochri.
11In the mean time certain men, when they stood by the cadaver: dead body, corpse of Amasa, Joab's company, said: Lo he that would have been for Joab the companion of David.In the meane time certayne men, when they stoode by the carcasse of Amasa, Ioabs company, sayd: Loe he that would haue beene for Ioab the companion of Dauid.✦Interea quidam viri, cum stetissent juxta cadaver Amasæ, de sociis Joab, dixerunt : Ecce qui esse voluit pro Joab comes David.
12And Amasa conspersus: stained, drenched with blood, lay in the midst of the way. A certain man saw this that all the people stayed to see him, and he removed Amasa out of the way into the field, and covered him with a garment, that they which passed might not stay because of him.And Amasa embrewed with bloud, lay in the middes of the way. A certayne man saw this that al the people stayed to see him, and he remoued Amasa out of the way into the filde, and couered him with a garment, that they which passed might not stay because of him.Amasa autem conspersus sanguine jacebat in media via. Vidit hoc quidam vir, quod subsisteret omnis populus ad videndum eum, et amovit Amasam de via in agrum, operuitque eum vestimento, ne subsisterent transeuntes propter eum.
13He therefore being removed out of the way, every man passed following Joab to pursue Seba the son of Bochri.He therefore being remoued out of the way, euery man passed folowing Ioab to pursew Seba the sonne of Bochri.Amoto ergo illo de via, transibat omnis vir sequens Joab ad persequendum Seba filium Bochri.
14Moreover he had passed through all the tribes of Israel unto Abela, and Bethmaaca: and all the chosen men were gathered together unto him.Moreouer he had passed through al the tribes of Israel vnto Abela, and Bethmaaca: and al the chosen men were gathered together vnto him.Porro ille transierat per omnes tribus Israël in Abelam et Bethmaacha : omnesque viri electi congregati fuerant ad eum.
15They therefore came, and assaulted him in Abela, and in Bethmaaca, and they compassed the city with munitionibus: weapons, ammunition; siege-works, ramparts, and the city was besieged: and all the multitude, that was with Joab, laboured to destroy the walls.They therfore came, and assulted him in Abela, and in Bethmaaca, and they compassed the citie with munitions, and the citie was besieged: and al the multitude, that was with Ioab, laboured to destroy the walles.✦Venerunt itaque, et oppugnabant eum in Abela et in Bethmaacha, et circumdederunt munitionibus civitatem, et obsessa est urbs : omnis autem turba quæ erat cum Joab, moliebatur destruere muros.
16And a wise woman cried out from the city: Hear ye, hear ye, tell Joab: Approach hither, and I will speak with thee.And a wise woman cryed out from the citie: Heare ye, heare ye, tel Ioab: Approche hither, and I wil speake with thee.Et exclamavit mulier sapiens de civitate : Audite, audite : dicite Joab : Appropinqua huc, et loquar tecum.
17Who when he was come to her, she said to him: Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am. To whom she spake thus: Hear the words of thy handmaid. Who answered: I do hear.Who when he was come to her, she sayd to him: Art thou Ioab? And he answered, I am. To whom she spake thus: Heare the wordes of thy handmayd. Who answered: I doe heare.Qui cum accessisset ad eam, ait illi : Tu es Joab ? Et ille respondit : Ego. Ad quem sic locuta est : Audi sermones ancillæ tuæ. Qui respondit : Audio.
18And she again said: A saying was used in the old proverb: They that ask, let them ask in Abela: and so they prospered.And she agayne sayd: A saying was vsed in the old prouerbe: They that aske, let them aske in Abela: and so they prospered.✦Rursumque illa : Sermo, inquit, dicebatur in veteri proverbio : Qui interrogant, interrogent in Abela : et sic perficiebant.
19Am not I she that answer truth in Israel, and thou seekest to subvert the matrem: a chief or capital city, and to overthrow a mother city in Israel? Why throwest thou down headlong the inheritance of our Lord?Am not I she that answer truth in Israel, and thou seekest to subuert the citie, & to ouerthrowe a mother citie in Israel? Why throwest thou downe hedlong the inheritance of our Lord?✦Nonne ego sum quæ respondeo veritatem in Israël, et tu quæris subvertere civitatem et evertere matrem in Israël ? quare præcipitas hæreditatem Domini ?
20And Joab answering, said: God forbid, God forbid that I should, I do not throw down, nor destroy.And Ioab answering, sayd: God forbid, God forbid that I should, I do not throw downe, nor destroy.Respondensque Joab, ait : Absit, absit hoc a me : non præcipito, neque demolior.
21The matter is not so, but a man of mount Ephraim, Seba the son of Bochri by name, hath lifted up his hand against king David: Deliver him only, and we will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab: Behold his head shall be thrown to thee off the wall.The matter is not so, but a man of mount Ephraim, Seba the sonne of Bochri by name, hath lifted vp his hand agaynst king Dauid: Deliuer him onlie, and we wil depart from the citie. And the woman sayd to Ioab: Behold his head shal be throwen to thee of the wal.Non sic se habet res, sed homo de monte Ephraim, Seba filius Bochri cognomine, levavit manum suam contra regem David : tradite illum solum, et recedemus a civitate. Et ait mulier ad Joab : Ecce caput ejus mittetur ad te per murum.
22She therefore went to all the people, and spake to them wisely: who threw the head of Seba the son of Bochri being cut off, to Joab. And he sounded the trumpet, and they departed from the city, every one into their tabernacles: and Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.She therfore went to al the people, and spake to them wisely: who threw the head of Seba the sonne of Bochri being cut of, to Ioab. And he sounded the trumpet, and they departed from the citie, euery one into their tabernacles: and Ioab returned to Ierusalem vnto the king.✦Ingressa est ergo ad omnem populum, et locuta est eis sapienter : qui abscissum caput Seba filii Bochri projecerunt ad Joab. Et ille cecinit tuba, et recesserunt ab urbe, unusquisque in tabernacula sua : Joab autem reversus est Jerusalem ad regem.
23Joab therefore was over all the army of Israel: and Banaias the son of Joiada over the Cherethites and Pheletheites.Ioab therfore was ouer al the armie of Israel: and Banaias the sonne of Ioiada ouer the Cherethites and Pheletheites.Fuit ergo Joab super omnem exercitum Israël : Banaias autem filius Jojadæ super Cerethæos et Phelethæos :
24But Aduram over the tributes: moreover Josaphat the son of Ahilud, was a commentariis: an official record; recorder, keeper of chronicles.But Aduram ouer the tributes: moreouer Iosaphat the sonne of Ahilud, was register.Aduram vero super tributa : porro Josaphat filius Ahilud, a commentariis :
25And Siva, a scribe: and Sadoc and Abiathar, priests.And Siua, a scribe: and Sadoc and Abiathar, priestes.Siva autem, scriba : Sadoc vero et Abiathar, sacerdotes.
26And Ira the Jairite was the priest of David.And Ira the Iairite was the priest of Dauid.✦Ira autem Jairites erat sacerdos David.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.