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Sheba in the Bible.

A “son of Bichri,” of the family of Becher, the son of Benjamin, and thus of the stem from which Saul was descended. The King James Version names Sheba in 8 verses, from 2 Samuel 20:1 to 2 Samuel 20:22. The King James Version also gives the name Sheba to 4 other people, listed on this page.

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Sheba’s family.

Father
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Sheba

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Sheba’s own words.

Sheba speaks in 1 verse of the King James Version, all in 2 Samuel.

His first words in the Bible
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.
2 Samuel 20:1 ›

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Who Sheba was.

Heb. id. A “son of Bichri,” of the family of Becher, the son of Benjamin, and thus of the stem from which Saul was descended (2 Sam. 20:1-22). When David was returning to Jerusalem after the defeat of Absalom, a strife arose between the ten tribes and the tribe of Judah, because the latter took the lead in bringing back the king. Sheba took advantage of this state of things, and raised the standard of revolt, proclaiming, “We have no part in David.” With his followers he proceeded northward. David seeing it necessary to check this revolt, ordered Abishai to take the gibborim, “mighty men,” and the body-guard and such troops as he could gather, and pursue Sheba. Joab joined the expedition, and having treacherously put Amasa to death, assumed the command of the army. Sheba took refuge in Abel-Bethmaachah, a fortified town some miles north of Lake Merom. While Joab was engaged in laying siege to this city, Sheba’s head was, at the instigation of a “wise woman” who had held a parley with him from the city walls, thrown over the wall to the besiegers, and thus the revolt came to an end.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Places in Sheba’s story.

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All 8 verses that name this Sheba.

2 Samuel 8

  • 2 Samuel 20:1And 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.
  • 2 Samuel 20:2So 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.
  • 2 Samuel 20:6And 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.
  • 2 Samuel 20:7And 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.
  • 2 Samuel 20:10But 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.
  • 2 Samuel 20:13When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
  • 2 Samuel 20:21The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
  • 2 Samuel 20:22Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

Other people called Sheba.

Sheba, son of Raamah.

The son of Raamah, whose descendants settled with those of Dedan on the Persian Gulf. Named in 2 verses.

  • Genesis 10:7And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:9And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

Sheba, son of Joktan.

Probably the founder of the Sabeans. Named in 2 verses.

Sheba, Who was a son of Abraham by Keturah.

Named in 2 verses.

  • Genesis 25:3And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:32Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.

Sheba, Son of Abihail.

Named in 1 verse.

  • 1 Chronicles 5:13And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.

Questions about Sheba.

Who was Sheba in the Bible?

A “son of Bichri,” of the family of Becher, the son of Benjamin, and thus of the stem from which Saul was descended. The King James Version names Sheba in 8 verses, from 2 Samuel 20:1 to 2 Samuel 20:22.

Who was Sheba’s father?

Bichri.

Where does Sheba speak in the Bible?

In 1 verse of the King James Version, all in 2 Samuel. His first words are in 2 Samuel 20:1.

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