2 Samuel 20:5-7

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⁵ So Amasa went to ·call [summon] the men of Judah together, but he ·took more time [delayed longer] than the king had said.

⁶ David said to Abishai, “Sheba son of Bicri ·is more dangerous to us than Absalom was [^Lwill do us more harm than Absalom]. Take ·my men [^Lthe servants of your master] and chase him before he finds ·walled [fortified] cities and escapes from ·us [^Lour sight].” ⁷ So Joab’s men, the Kerethites and the Pelethites [^Cforeign mercenaries who served as the king’s bodyguards], and all the ·soldiers [mighty warriors] went with Abishai. They went out from Jerusalem to ·chase [pursue] Sheba son of Bicri.