2 Samuel 20:13

13 After Amasa had been removed from the road, everyone went on with Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bikri.

2 Samuel 20:13 in Other Translations

13 When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

13 When he was taken out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.

13 With Amasa’s body out of the way, everyone went on with Joab to capture Sheba son of Bicri.

13 As soon as he'd gotten him off the road, the traffic flowed normally, following Joab in the chase after Sheba son of Bicri.

13 When he was removed from the highway, all the men passed by and followed Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.

2 Samuel 20:13 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 20:13

When he was removed out of the highway
Into the field, and covered over with a cloth, that he could not be seen:

all the people went on after Joab;
made no stop at all, knowing nothing of the matter, or what had happened:

to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri;
these were the troops that Amasa had been assembling, which followed one another after him; for Joab and Abishai, with their men, were at Gibeon first.

2 Samuel 20:13 In-Context

11 One of Joab’s men stood beside Amasa and said, “Whoever favors Joab, and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab!”

12 Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the middle of the road, and the man saw that all the troops came to a halt there. When he realized that everyone who came up to Amasa stopped, he dragged him from the road into a field and threw a garment over him.

13 After Amasa had been removed from the road, everyone went on with Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bikri.

14 Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel Beth Maakah and through the entire region of the Bikrites, who gathered together and followed him.

15 All the troops with Joab came and besieged Sheba in Abel Beth Maakah. They built a siege ramp up to the city, and it stood against the outer fortifications. While they were battering the wall to bring it down,