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 David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel. SHEBA ... UN BENJAMITE. Bien que rien ne soit connu... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So 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. DU JOURDAIN MÊME À JÉRUSALEM. La querelle avait éclaté peu après la traversée du Jourdain, entre Juda et les autres tribus qui se sont... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And 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. LE ROI A PRIS LES DIX FEMMES SES CONC... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present. PUIS LE ROI DIT À AMASA: RASSEMBLEZ-MOI LES HOMMES DE JUDA DANS LES TROIS JOURS. Amasa est maintenant installé dans l'ordre que David lui avait promis. La révolte des dix tribus a probablement p... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_SO AMASA WENT TO ASSEMBLE THE MEN OF JUDAH: BUT HE TARRIED LONGER THAN THE SET TIME WHICH HE HAD APPOINTED HIM._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And 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. DAVID A DIT À ABISHAÏ ... PRENDS LES SERVITEURS DE TON SEIGNEUR ET POURSUIS-LE, DE PEUR QU'IL ... NE N... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND 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._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
When 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. AMASA LES A PRÉCÉDÉS. Après avoir rassemblé... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Joab said to Amasa Art thou in health my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him. A PRIS AMASA PAR LA BARBE DE LA MAIN DROITE POUR L'EMBRASSER. Cet acte, c... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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 him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri. FRAPPEZ-LE ... DANS LA CINQUIÈME CÔTE. Le... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And 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. CELUI QUI FAVORISE JOAB, ET CELUI QUI EST POUR DAVID, LE LAISSA ALLER APRÈS JOAB. A la chute d'Amasa, Joab prit le commandement de son propre chef; et c'est une preuve frappante... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND 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._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-ma'achah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him. IL EST ALLÉ À TRAVERS TOUTES LES TRIBUS D'ISRAËL JUSQU'À ABEL - battant pour les recrues. Mais là, les marches rapides de Joab le rattrapèr... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-ma'achah, 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. ABEL DE BETH-MAACHAH - ou Abel-maim (le pré des eaux) (cf. 1 Rois 15:20 ; 2 Rois 15:29; 2 Chro... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then 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. PUIS S'ÉCRIA UNE SAGE FEMME. L'appel de cette femme, qui, comme Deborah, était probablement juge ou gouvernante du lieu , était fort.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_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, HEAR THE WORDS OF THINE HANDMAID. AND HE ANSWERED, I DO HEAR._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then 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. ILS AVAIENT COUTUME DE PARLER AUTREFOIS. La traduction en marge donne un meilleur sens, ce qui est à cet effet: Quand le peuple vous a vu assiéger Abel , ils o... [ Continuer la lecture ]
I 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? VOUS CHERCHEZ À DÉTRUIRE ... ET UNE MÈRE EN ISRAËL. La femme pourrait vouloir dire elle-même en utilisant cette dernière express... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND JOAB ANSWERED AND SAID, FAR BE IT, FAR BE IT FROM ME, THAT I SHOULD SWALLOW UP OR DESTROY._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites: MAINTENANT, JOAB ÉTAIT AU-DESSUS DE TOUT L'HÔTE. David, quels que soient ses souhaits personnels, découvrit qu'il n'avait pas le pouvoir d'éloigner Josh; ainsi, faisant un... [ Continuer la lecture ]