1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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II Samuel 20:1 And *there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Seba, the son of Bochri, a man of Jemini: and he sounded the trumpet, and said: We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Isai: return to thy dwellings, O Israel.

Year of the World 2981, Year before Christ 1023. Belial. Septuagint, "lawless." --- Jemini. The tribe of Benjamin continued to be rather disaffected. (Haydock) --- Part. This was an usual mode of expressing a disunion, 3 Kings 12:16., and Acts 8:21. (Calmet) --- See 2 Kings 19:43. (Haydock) Seba was perhaps a kinsman of Saul, (Menochius) in some command. (Calmet)