2 Samuel 20:21

21 Yo no he venido a eso, sino a capturar a un hombre llamado Sabá hijo de Bicrí. Es de la sierra de Efraín y se ha sublevado contra el rey David. Si me entregan a ese hombre, me retiro de la ciudad.—Muy bien —respondió la mujer—. Desde la muralla arrojaremos su cabeza.

2 Samuel 20:21 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 20:21

The matter [is] not so
I am not come with the army against this city with any ill will to it, and with an intention to destroy it: the case is this,

but a man of Mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name;
for though he was by birth a Benjaminite, his dwelling was in Mount Ephraim in that tribe; unless there was a place of this name in the tribe of Benjamin, so called from any memorable event there, as the wood of Ephraim, ( 2 Samuel 18:6 ) . This same man, says Joab,

hath lifted up his hand against the king, [even] against David;
is in rebellion against the king, even so great and good a king as David; he has lifted up his hand, and blown a trumpet to draw off men from David, and after himself; he has committed acts of hostility and treason; he has drawn his sword, and raised an insurrection and rebellion in the nation:

deliver him only, and I will depart from the city:
he did not desire any of his followers to be delivered up, only himself, knowing the rebellion would cease upon the delivery of him; and being unwilling that the blood of any Israelite should be shed, whom he had unawares drawn into this rebellion, and who he knew would return to their own cities upon this:

and the woman said unto Joab, behold, his head shall be thrown to thee
over the wall;
she knew the fright the inhabitants of the city were in, and how disposed they were to do anything to save their city; she knew what influence she had among them, and how weak Sheba's party was, and therefore could assure Joab that this should be done.

2 Samuel 20:21 In-Context

19 Nuestra ciudad es la más pacífica y fiel del país, y muy importante en Israel; usted, sin embargo, intenta arrasarla. ¿Por qué quiere destruir la heredad del SEÑOR?

20 —¡Que Dios me libre! —replicó Joab—. ¡Que Dios me libre de arrasarla y destruirla!

21 Yo no he venido a eso, sino a capturar a un hombre llamado Sabá hijo de Bicrí. Es de la sierra de Efraín y se ha sublevado contra el rey David. Si me entregan a ese hombre, me retiro de la ciudad.—Muy bien —respondió la mujer—. Desde la muralla arrojaremos su cabeza.

22 Y fue tal la astucia con que la mujer habló con todo el pueblo, que le cortaron la cabeza a Sabá hijo de Bicrí y se la arrojaron a Joab. Entonces Joab hizo tocar la trompeta, y todos los soldados se retiraron de la ciudad y regresaron a sus casas. Joab, por su parte, volvió a Jerusalén para ver al rey.

23 Joab era general en jefe del ejército de Israel; Benaías hijo de Joyadá estaba al mando de los quereteos y los peleteos;