2Sa 20:14 | MHM | STEP | Sheba Pursued This section tells how Sheba’s rebellion finally came to an end. Sheba ran from tribe to tribe, but he did not find as much support as he expected. In the end, he hid in a strong city, but wise action by a woman saved the city and stopped the rebellion. v. 14 : Sheba traveled across all the tribes of Israel, trying to gather followers. But most people did not want to join him after thinking it over. Only a few people like himself supported him, mainly from Beeroth in Benjamin. At last, Sheba took shelter in Abel-Beth-maacah, a strong city in the north, in the region of Naphtali (2 Samuel 20:14; 2 Kings 15:29 ). One evil person can always find others to join in trouble.

‏ 2 Samuel 20:14

Sheba Pursued

This section tells how Sheba’s rebellion finally came to an end. Sheba ran from tribe to tribe, but he did not find as much support as he expected. In the end, he hid in a strong city, but wise action by a woman saved the city and stopped the rebellion.

v. 14: Sheba traveled across all the tribes of Israel, trying to gather followers. But most people did not want to join him after thinking it over. Only a few people like himself supported him, mainly from Beeroth in Benjamin. At last, Sheba took shelter in Abel-Beth-maacah, a strong city in the north, in the region of Naphtali (2 Samuel 20:14; 2 Kings 15:29 ^a). One evil person can always find others to join in trouble.