2 Samuel 20:4 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 20:4

Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”

BSB

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ASV

Then said the king to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be thou here present.

KJV

Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Then said the king to Amasa - Thus he invests him with the command of the army, and sends him to collect the men of Judah, and to come back to receive his orders in relation to Sheba, in three days. It appears that Amasa found more difficulty in collecting his country-men than was at first supposed; and this detaining him beyond the three days, David, fearing that Sheba’s rebellion would get head, sent Abishai, who it appears was accompanied by Joab, to pursue after Sheba.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The revolt of the ten tribes, probably, hastened the public declaration of this appointment, which he hoped would be popular with them, and Amasa was ordered within three days to levy a force from Judah sufficient to put down the insurrection. The appointment was a blunder, and the king soon perceived his error.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
עֲמָשָׂ֔א	'a.ma.Sa'	Amasa	H6021 →
הַזְעֶק־	haz.'ek-	summon	H2199 →
לִ֥י	li	to <the> me
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אִישׁ־	'ish-	[the] man of	H376 →
יְהוּדָ֖ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת	she.Lo.shet	three	H7969 →
יָמִ֑ים	ya.Mim	days	H3117 →
וְאַתָּ֖ה	ve.'a.Tah	and you	H859 →
פֹּ֥ה	poh	here	H6311 →
עֲמֹֽד׃	'a.Mod	stand	H5975 →

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Where the connections lead

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1 Chronicles 2:17
Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 17:25
  Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
2 Samuel 17:25
Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah…
leads to
- 2 Samuel 19:13
  And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from this time you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Kings 2:32
  The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Kings 2:5
  Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 2:13
  Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
- 2 Samuel 20:9–12
  “Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.
Through
2 Samuel 19:13
And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from this time you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
leads to
- Ruth 1:17
  Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”
- 1 Kings 19:2
  So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the lives of those…

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