2 Samuel 20:5

So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Amasa	עֲמָשָׂ֖א 'a.ma.Sa'	H6021	Amasa · proper noun, a man's name
went	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
assemble	לְהַזְעִ֣יק le.haz.'Ik	H2199	to shriek (from anguish or danger) · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
longer	וַיּ֕וֹחֶר vai.yi.cher	H309	to loiter (i.e. be behind) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
time	הַמּוֹעֵ֖ד ha.mo.'Ed	H4150	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
appointed	יְעָדֽוֹ ye.'a.Do	H3259	to fix upon (by agreement or appointment) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

1 Samuel 13:8 And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered…
2 Samuel 19:13 And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me…

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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 20:4

Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days--Amasa is now installed in the command which David had promised him. 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. The specified time passed, but Amasa could not muster the men. Dreading the loss of time, the king gave the commission to Abishai, and not to Joab--a new affront, which, no doubt, wounded the pride of the stern and haughty old general. But h…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 20:4

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. Amasa, it seems, got up with them at Gibeon, Sa2 20:8, where he was treacherously murdered by the execrable Joab.

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…
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

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Samuel 20:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 20:4-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 20:4

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 20:4

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 20:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 20:4-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 20:4

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 20:4

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Samuel 20:5

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 20:1-22

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 20:4-5

Rashi on 2 Samuel 20:5