2 Samuel 20:4-6

New International Reader's Version

⁴ The king said to Amasa, “Send for the men of Judah. Tell them to come to me within three days. And be here yourself.” ⁵ So Amasa went to get the men of Judah. But he took longer than the time the king had set for him.

⁶ David said to Abishai, “Sheba, the son of Bikri, will do more harm to us than Absalom ever did. Take my men and go after him. If you don’t, he’ll find cities that have high walls around them. He’ll go into one of them and escape from us.”