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13 After he had removed Amasa's dead body from the road, the soldiers all followed Joab. They continued to chase after Bicri's son, Sheba.

14 Sheba travelled through the land of all Israel's tribes. He arrived at Abel Beth Maakah.[a] All the people of Bicri's clan also came to the city. They joined Sheba there. 15 Then Joab's soldiers arrived and they started to attack Abel Beth Maakah. They made their camp all around the city. They built heaps of earth against the city's walls. They started to dig holes through the walls to cause them to fall down.

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  1. 20:14 The city called Abel Beth Maakah was more than 160 kilometres north of Jerusalem. It was near the city of Dan, which was at the north border of Israel's land.