2 Samuel 20:5-7

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁵ So Ama′sa went to summon Judah; but he delayed beyond the set time which had been appointed him. ⁶ And David said to Abi′shai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Ab′salom; take your lord’s servants and pursue him, lest he get himself fortified cities, and cause us trouble.”^{[a] 7} And there went out after Abi′shai, Jo′ab^[b] and the Cher′ethites and the Pel′ethites, and all the mighty men; they went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.