2 Samuel 20:10

But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Amasa	וַעֲמָשָׂ֨א va.'a.ma.Sa'	H6021	Amasa · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
heed	נִשְׁמַ֜ר nish.Mar	H8104	properly · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
sword	בַּחֶ֣רֶב ba.Che.rev	H2719	drought · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Joab’s	יוֹאָ֗ב yo.'Av	H3097	Joab · proper noun, a man's name
hand	בְּיַד be.yad-	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
smote	וַיַּכֵּהוּ֩ vai.ya.ke.Hu	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
fifth	הַחֹ֜מֶשׁ ha.Cho.mesh	H2570	the abdomen (as obese) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
out	וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֨ךְ vai.yish.Pokh	H8210	to spill forth (blood · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
bowels	מֵעָ֥יו me.'Av	H4578	used only in plural the intestines · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
ground	אַ֛רְצָה 'Ar.tzah	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular absolute + directional suffix
again	שָׁ֥נָה Sha.nah	H8138	to fold · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
died	וַיָּמֹ֑ת vai.ya.Mot	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Joab	וְיוֹאָב֙ ve.yo.'Av	H3097	Joab · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Abishai	וַאֲבִישַׁ֣י va.'a.vi.Shai	H52	Abishai · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
brother	אָחִ֔יו 'a.Chiv	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
pursued	רָדַ֕ף ra.Daf	H7291	to run after (usually with hostile intent · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
after	אַחֲרֵ֖י 'a.cha.Rei	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct
Sheba	שֶׁ֥בַע She.va'	H7652	Sheba · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Bichri	בִּכְרִֽי bikh.Ri	H1075	Bikri · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

2 Samuel 2:23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out be…
2 Samuel 3:27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, t…
Judges 3:21 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
1 Samuel 26:8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the s…
2 Samuel 20:9 And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
1 Kings 2:5-6 Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner th…
1 Kings 2:31-34 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab s…
1 Chronicles 12:2 They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 20:4-13

We have here Amasa's fall just as he began to rise. He was nephew to David (Sa2 17:25), had been Absalom's general and commander-in-chief of his rebellious army, but, that being routed, he came over into David's interest, upon a promise that he should be general of his forces instead of Joab. Sheba's rebellion gives David an occasion to fulfil his promise sooner than he could wish, but Joab's envy and emulation rendered its fulfillment of ill consequence both to him and David. I. Amasa has a commission to raise forces for the suppressing of Sheba's rebellion, and is ordered to raise them with all possible expedition, Sa2 20:4. It seems, the men of Judah, though forward to attend the king's t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 20:10

AMASA IS SLAIN. (Sa2 20:10-13) smote him . . . in the fifth rib--the seat of the liver and bowels, where wounds are mortal. struck him not again--that is, despatched him at the first blow.

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 20:10

In the fifth rib - I believe חמש chomesh, which we render here and elsewhere the fifth rib, means any part of the abdominal region. The Septuagint translate it την ψοαν, the groin; the Targum, the right side of the thigh, i.e., (the phrase of the Targumist being interpreted), the privy parts. That it means some part of the abdominal region, is evident from what follows, And shed out his bowels to the ground. It appears from this that, in plain English, he ripped up his belly.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 20:10

But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand,.... In his left hand, for with his right hand he took him by the beard; he might see the sword drop out of the scabbard, and Joab take it up, which he supposed he did in order to put it into its sheath again, having no suspicion of his wicked design, and therefore not at all upon his guard to prevent it: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib; in the same place where Abner smote Asahel, and Joab Abner; See Gill on 2 Samuel 2:23 and See Gill on 2 Samuel 3:27, he must strike him, as some observe, on the left side, because he was embracing him; and the stroke must be deadly, because he struck him in the pericardium, which surroun…

Dictionary and topics

Amasa — Burden. (1.) The son of Abigail, a sister of king David (1 Chr. 2:17; 2 Sam. 17:25). He was appointed by David to command the army in room of his cousin Joab (2 Sam. 19:13), who afterwards…
David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Gibeon — Hill-city, “one of the royal cities, greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty” (Josh. 10:2). Its inhabitants were Hivites (11:19). It lay within the territory of Benjamin, and became a…
Joab — Jehovah is his father. (1.) One of the three sons of Zeruiah, David’s sister, and “captain of the host” during the whole of David’s reign (2 Sam. 2:13; 10:7; 11:1; 1 Kings 11:15). His father’s name…
Murder — Wilful murder was distinguished from accidental homicide, and was invariably visited with capital punishment (Num. 35:16, 18, 21, 31; Lev. 24:17). This law in its principle is founded on the fact of…
Sheba — An oath, seven. (1.) Heb. shebha, the son of Raamah (Gen. 10:7), whose descendants settled with those of Dedan on the Persian Gulf. (2.) Heb. id. A son of Joktan (Gen. 10:28), probably the founder of…
Abishai · Overthrows Sheba — Overthrows Sheba
Amasa · .Sam — .Sam
Assassination · .Amasa, by Joab — .Amasa, by Joab
Confidence · .Amasa, by Joab — .Amasa, by Joab
Enemies · The friendship of, deceitful — The friendship of, deceitful
Homicide · .Joab

2 Samuel 20:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 20:4-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 20:10

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 20:10

John Gill on 2 Samuel 20:10

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 20:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 20:4-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 20:10

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 20:10

John Gill on 2 Samuel 20:10

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 20:1-22

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 20:10

Rashi on 2 Samuel 20:8