El panorama
2 Samuel 20 abre con “And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri…”, cambia cerca del versículo 13 con “When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue…” y termina con “And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
Las Escrituras junto al resumen
2 Samuel · Versión King James · 262 Samuel 20:1-7
Versículos 1–7: There happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the…
2 Samuel 20:1–7 abre con “And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a…” y llega a “And there went out after him Joab’s men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla 2 Samuel 20 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a…” Nombrar a Belial y Benjamite mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
“And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the…” El número ten hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
2 Samuel 20:1-7
Versión King James1And 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.
2So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.
3And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.
4Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.
5So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
6And 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.
7And there went out after him Joab’s men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
2 Samuel 20:8-14
Versículos 8–14: When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before…
2 Samuel 20:8–14 abre con “When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab’s garment…” y llega a “And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maachah, and all the…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla 2 Samuel 20 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
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“When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab’s garment that he had put on…” Nombrar a Amasa y Gibeon mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out…” Nombrar a Joab y Abishai mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
2 Samuel 20:8-14
Versión King James8When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab’s garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.
9And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
10But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
11And one of Joab’s men stood by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.
12And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.
13When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
14And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.
2 Samuel 20:15-21
Versículos 15–21: They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a…
2 Samuel 20:15–21 abre con “And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the…” y llega a “The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla 2 Samuel 20 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 2 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the…” Nombrar a Abel y Beth mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak…” Nombrar a Come y Hear mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
2 Samuel 20:15-21
Versión King James15And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
16Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.
17And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.
18Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
19I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD ?
20And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
21The 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.
2 Samuel 20:22-26
Versículos 22–26: The woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the…
2 Samuel 20:22–26 abre con “Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the…” y llega a “And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla 2 Samuel 20 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast…” Nombrar a Joab y Bichri mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
2 Samuel 20:22-26
Versión King James22Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
23Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
24And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:
25And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
26And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
2 Samuel 20:1 comienza con “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…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
2 Samuel 20:10 forma un giro natural: “But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck…”
La nota final
2 Samuel 20:26 deja al lector con “And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras Joab, Amasa, Bichri, Sheba, David, Israel ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.