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2 Samuel 20:6

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David said to Abishai, Now will Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take your lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fortified cities, and escape out of our sight.

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The Kingdom of David and SolomonThe united kingdom of Israel at its height under kings David and Solomon.

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From Jerusalem, David orders Abishai to pursue Sheba, whose rebellion

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2 Samuel 20:6 mentions Abel-beth-maacah, Gibeon, Jerusalem and Jordan.

Abel-beth-maacah · Tel Abel Beth Maacah Excavations
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Jordan · Bill Rice

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