4. The king told Amasa, “Call the people of Judah together for me, and in three days be here yourself.”
5. Amasa went to call Judah together, but he took longer to do it than David had given him.
6. David then told Abishai, “Sheba, son of Bichri, will do us more harm than Absalom. Take my men and go after him, or he will find some fortified cities and take the best ones for himself.”
7. So Joab’s men, the Cherethites, Pelethites, and all the soldiers went with Abishai. They left Jerusalem to pursue Sheba, Bichri’s son.