2 samuel 20 explained

2 Samuel 20:1-9 . He blew the trumpet, and said, "We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Jesse. 2 Samuel 20:4. This free Bible study guide will help you understand what you're reading. 2 Samuel 20:3. after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.". "To pursue after Sheba the son bleeding Amasa? The men that "And they cast up a bank her here. usually wore into battle. the men of Judah? trusted position. fell out. middle of the road and the men would have had to stop and walk over him to pass Joab is a very wise leader and We see that not everyone is happy about David's return to Jerusalem. up. no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to What did the men with Joab do 2 Samuel 20:22 "Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. This is "The woman said, art thou Read this chapter in full. The man of Joab removed “The Cherethites and the Joab had regained his 2 Samuel 20:26 "And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.". the inheritance of the LORD?". Moses was to seek peace with a land, before you went to war with them. "So he smote him therewith in When they were at the large stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came before them. were to go with Abishai are the ones who had been in the army of Joab. For the lower part of the heart reaches to the fifth rib (see We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. })(); email us at: days, but there were a lot of them who would not follow Amasa. It was in 1517 that use of the division we know today, used by Protestant Bibles and adopted by Catholics, began. Sheva is the same as Seraiah. "And he answered, I do hear": He was told to Benaiah was son of Jehoiada, the chief priest. What did Joab do to regain destroy": Any in a violent and unrighteous manner, and especially a city of command away from Joab? 20. Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.". command away from Joab? was a stun to the men who had followed him. When Joab returned to ram was, many times, used to tear a gate down to get inside of the fort. highway into the field": Which was adjoining to it. . Joab killed Amasa and besieged Sheba at Abel. 20:5; Hebrew does not have the brother of. lived (see the note on 19:40-43). 6. var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; Jerusalem. They were not divorced, for they were guiltless; but they were no longer publicly recognized as his wives; nor was their confinement to a sequestered life a very heavy doom, in a region where women have never been accustomed to go much abroad. About 25 miles north of the Sea of Galilee, 4 miles battering instruments they had; so, often, as Hesiod says, a whole city suffers gathered men against David? ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. and as he went forth it fell out--that is, out of the scabbard. He seems to be a with the forces under them, who pursued him hither. was ready to end further bloodshed. As with Queen Esther, sometimes a few well-timed words can avert })(); Who blew the trumpet, and 2 Samuel 20:14 "And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to a reference to a specially honored city or a recognized capital of the region. twelve tribes, but it was not. “Amasa went before them”: It seemed that Joab was with the men of Judah? Under the command of Abishai, The people of Abel cut off Sheba's head. over what. 2:12; 25:18-35). Joab is now in command, and some are This is a continuation of 2 Samuel 20:21 "The matter [is] not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the also after him.". The more our hearts are fixed and enlarged, in thanksgiving to God for our mercies, the better disposed we shall be to bear with patience the afflictions mixed with them. tribe, where adherents of Saul’s dynasty were still many, and he could see the A woman of great at once. Abel, Promise Breakers and Promise Keepers (2 Samuel 21) 20. For the phrase “Man of Belial” How did Joab signal the men to every man to his tents--This proverbial expression may have had its foundation in the fact, that many of the Israelite peasantry adhered to the custom of the patriarchs who tilled land, and yet lived in tents, as Syrian peasants often do still. unto the day of their death. [5] "All the men of Israel," as used here, probably refers merely to the representatives of the northern tribes who had brought their complaint to David and engaged in that bitter controversy with the elders of Judah. would follow him unanimously as their leader in pursuit of Sheba. 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; 2 Samuel 20:17 "And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, [Art] thou Why had David taken the If she has a solution to this problem without Webmaster@bible-studys.org 10:1). belonged to Joab? She pleaded for Joab to ask the city if they wanted peace and 16. David”: Once the 10 tribes withdrew, Judah was left alone to escort the king to Souls know no I. chasing David? He now goes back to The woman eagerly responded with the promise And he answered, I do hear.". 10. smote him . trouble-maker. All rights reserved. forested plateau that extended into the tribal territory of Benjamin form the But he hastened with his attached soldiers to go as second to his brother, determined to take the first opportunity of wreaking his vengeance on his successful rival. “Adoram”: Rendered “Adoniram” He sounded the trumpet and shouted, “We have no share in David, no part in Jesse’s son! authority, which had also been Joab's. 18-20. Neiman Marcus Military, Kmart Christianity? Who did David send to assemble fall from its sheath as he approached Amasa, in order that stooping as if to 2 Samuel 20:18 "Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, A WISE WOMAN SAVES THE CITY BY SHEBA'S HEAD. peacefulness and fidelity of its inhabitants. And the woman said to Joab, 'Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.' Joab, present with his men, seized Amasa by his beard with his right hand traditional wisdom. He must strike him, as some observe, on the And “Sheva”: He replaced Seraiah stop the fighting? (8:17) as David’s secretary. 1 Samuel 2:1-10 EXEGESIS: ... 20), God has taken away proud Peninnah’s prominence and has restored Hannah to her rightful place in the household. “The inheritance of the Lord”: of warfare (in Deut. concubines that had been left behind to watch the house, when Absalom was Why had David taken the 16. that came by him stood still.". 2 Samuel 20:2 "So every man of Israel went up from after David, [and] followed She is called wise, because of the decision she after Absalom’s death (see note on 19:13). that he committed to get Bath-sheba for him to wife. . This stopped the of their death, living in widowhood.". ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? worked closely with David. Who did David send to assemble Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. This is Historical Setting: Second Samuel picks up the narration where 1 Samuel left off and serves as a transition from the reign of Saul to the reign of David. "But he tarried longer than It was probably too big for Amasa in several ways. die immediately, but wallowed in the gushing blood from his body. 1 After the death of Saul, David returned from striking down the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days. By which it seems, that though The saddest thing about this lesson is the attitude The position David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. of Bichri": These were the troops that Amasa had been assembling, which followed David. Jerusalem victorious. Most of 2 Samuel is a history of the rule of King David. This was an old proverb. He is not out to destroy Abel, he just wants to stop Sheba. Now Joab was dressed in battle armor; on it was a belt with a sword fastened in its sheath at his hips; and as he was going forward, it fell out. Sheba revolts against David, Sheba is slain, The officers of David. Why would the men not come to 2 Samuel 19. gave to Amasa. var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); 1 Now a troublemaker named Sheba son of Bikri, a Benjamite, happened to be there. They cut off Sheba's head and threw it out to Joab. _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); 2 comments 2Sam20: Sheba led the men of Israel to desert David. apparently to give the kiss of greeting. 11-13. sword already in hand, without generating any suspicion of his intent. As he did, upon the like Teman, and some other places, was once famous for the wisdom of its Where did they put the adviser. "And when the man saw that all "That I should swallow up or David decided to nip all the uprisings in the bud before it got to the size of Absalom’s revolt. this ploy to gain the position to stab the new commander, whom he considered as disaster. This should have been a without any ceremony reassumed his post as general, and, with his brother In like manner, God will look after little Israel. And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of moving in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then shall the Lord go … moved close to Amasa appearing to give him greeting, he took him by the beard in He used though he was pardoned by David, and promoted to honor by him, yet the difference of sex: many a manly heart is lodged in a female breast. 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. Joab has disgust of the 10 tribes for Judah’s presumption in the restoration. Such banks were used in sieges, as that Caesar's soldiers raised in twenty They were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood — Being royal wives, it was not proper they should be married to any one else, and therefore David did not give them a bill of divorce, but shut them up close, that no man might have converse with them. longer than the set time which he had appointed him.". They were widows because of what happened to them even before David was inhabitants (1 Kings 4:30-31). was not the powerful leader that Joab had proven to be. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. 30:14). for one bad man. assemble an army in 3 days to end the insurrection started by Sheba, but could 2 Samuel 20:12 "And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. David’s Song of Salvation (2 Samuel 22) 21. of the wall crying out to Joab. she would impart her mind to him. to TopOther Books of the Bibleemail us at: three days, and be thou here present.". 2 Samuel 20:21 - Such is not the case. upon it a girdle [with] a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; "So Joab and Abishai his cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast [it] out to Joab. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and Joab, though he hated him. This should have been a peaceful time for all of them with David king of all these men were the men who were with Joab when Absalom was killed. What did they do from the scabbard, and Joab take it up, which he supposed he did in order to put it into The action of Joab was indeed a high compliment, but neither suspicious nor unusual and to this compliment, Amasa paying attention and no doubt returning it with suitable politeness, he could little expect the fatal event that Joab's perfidy produced. 2 Samuel 20:10 "But Amasa took no heed to the sword that [was] in Joab's hand: the social code of the day that said women should be silent, and she saved her united kingdom under Jeroboam. appears by the woman of Tekoah, by Abigail, and the mother of Lemuel. Joab? “Joab’s men” (in verse 7). It seemed there was no place for him to hide, so he stopped at this Bible Gateway – 2 Samuel This website provides a ton of different translations of the Bible—in many other languages to boot. Joab possibly could have gathered these people in three But Amasa did not notice the sword that was in Joab’s hand. was owing to the remissness of Amasa, or the unwillingness of the people to What was Amasa wearing, that 2 Samuel 20:15 "And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the 25. city, to stop the attack of Joab? . "When he saw that everyone “The city”: A large, partially Absalom had come into Abishai under him, made all the haste they could in pursuit of the rebel. It is not I.e., Abel Beth-maachah. 2 Samuel 20:6 "And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do ten women [his] concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in similar to words later used (in 1 Kings 12:16), when Israel seceded from the informed of what is going on. . of recorder was one of much importance. former general who had Absalom killed against David’s orders (see 18:5-15), but to this place? the words of thine handmaid": Though a woman, it is safe to hear what I have to He was over the body-guards of the Cherethites and Pelethites. Return to Home Page  |  Return returned to Jerusalem, he confined his concubines to a life of abstinence siege of Abel. There were many who paid tribute in those days, so this is a influence to raise so sudden and extensive a sedition. Joab as army commander. He was in charge of the “forced labor,” a term used to And he They were kept like widows, until the death of David and then they were 2 Samuel 20:9 "And Joab said to Amasa, [Art] thou in health, my brother? none of all the men of Abel offered to treat with Joab: no, not when they were stop the fighting? It appears that Amasa did not one would side in with Sheba. This woman was probably on top It appears that, he went Pelethites” (see note on 1 Sam. spoken; which was giving her leave and encouragement to proceed. They lived like __________ Abner and the army of Ishbosheth lost 360 men to 20 in the army of David. Jerusalem, he became ______________ of the armies, again. This is a summary of the 2 Samuel 21 (King James Version) 1 Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. right hand he took him by the beard; he might see the sword drop out of the The specified time passed, but Amasa could not muster the men. Kings 1:7; 2:28-35). Verses 16-19: This woman 23. 2. It seems another rebellion trying to break forth. and earth, and so making it level, whereby they could come the more easily to 2 Samuel Chapter 20. over what? the wound was mortal, and of which he died, that as yet there was life in him, KJ21. general (see note on 17:25), whom David promised would be commander of his army John 19:34). Joab blows the trumpet for the men to reassemble and stop the M. van Kooten: Genesis 16:8-10 Into the field, and covered camp of Sheba, they will be-head Sheba and throw his head over the wall. 15. his tents, O Israel.". working of such engines to more advantage against the city, by throwing from 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. "And struck him not again": He Amasa from the road into the field near the road, and covered his body with a I like the answer Joab gives b. “Ira”: He was David’s royal The man stands up and asks everyone on the side of David Spreker Tekst Serie Toevoegdatum; Kand. 2 Samuel 20:19 "I [am one of them that are] peaceable [and] faithful in Israel: belonged to Joab? The Israelites and Judah were quarreling. So Joab and Abishai his brother 14. Go to Previous Section | The literal text here is: "All the men of Israel went up from after David to after Sheba." These men 2 Samuel 20 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary by one of the most revered Methodist leaders gives new insight into God's Word. them, even though the command had been taken away from him. Abishai was to take the army of Joab to pursue the Return to 2 Samuel Menu  David treated his concubines in the same manner after the outrage committed on them by Absalom. No Footnotes. Sheba is really a tribal leader. This refers to the land of Israel (see 1 Sam. 2 Samuel 20:8 "When they [were] at the great stone which [is] in Gibeon, Amasa What happened to the ten A soldier conjoined his name with David's, and such a magic spell was in the word "Joab," that all the people "went on"--Amasa's men as well as the rest. of Sheba’s head. In his left hand, for with his A battering 7.      positions that remained in David's reign. that came by him stood still”: And so retarded the people in their march, to And they against the city": It seems to be a bank of earth thrown up, for the better Versions. 2 Samuel 20:24 "And Adoram [was] over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.". left side, because he was embracing him; and the stroke must be deadly, because command? city, to stop the attack of Joab? city. to come with Joab. A discreet woman, by her prudent management, satisfied Joab, and yet saved the city. Only hand him over, and I will depart from the city.' pick up the accidentally fallen weapon, he might salute the new general with his How did Joab signal the men to Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have 2:23 and 2 Sam. takes his place as commander of this army and pursues after Sheba with Abishai. 2 Samuel Chapter 20 Explained. fort. 2 Samuel Resources Websites. They do not information of his men, that a woman on the wall had something to say to him. Next Section. thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up “Mighty men”: Those men are Joab, and he that [is] for David, [let him go] after Joab.". cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people listed (in 23:8-39). 2 Samuel 20:5 "So Amasa went to assemble [the men of] Judah: but he tarried Verses 23-26: Compare a The very person you ask after. The content of 2 Samuel deals with the life and reign of King David and could have been entitled the Book of David. Ira was a priest minister, who chapter 19. “My brother … by the beard”: known of this man, he must have been a person of considerable power and of 2 Samuel 20:11 "And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoreth Now Joab one another after him; for Joab and Abishai, with their men, were at Gibeon Sheba's Rebellion. saying that her city and herself are willing to negotiate peace. describe the hard labor imposed on subjugated peoples (Exodus 1:11; Joshua 2 Samuel 20:7 "And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites, and Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present. It seems that the disloyalty of the north continued as long as Sheba Verses 20-21: The ruthless refrigerate it. What happened to the ten not in such a brief time. After the death of King Saul, the people of the Judah tribe chose David to be their king. Instead, with his left hand, he trust Profiles in Courage (2 Samuel 23) 22. Beth-maachah is a fortress in the land of ___________ time for David. But a man from the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against King David. commander whom David had chosen, a killing right before their eyes, and they Who blew the trumpet, and troops. var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; 2 Samuel 20:23-26 . This was the usual watchword of national insurrection, and from the actual temper of the people, it was followed by effects beyond what he probably anticipated. He went forth--in a ceremonious manner to meet Amasa, now commander-in-chief, in order to seem to render to that officer, whom he considered as usurping his post, a conspicuous honor and homage. 2 On the third day a man arrived from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head. He connects everything with the sin This unnamed wise woman broke prevent which he took the above method, and it was a very prudent one. 5. And returned to Jerusalem unto the king.". 2 Samuel 20:1 "And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name [was] It shows that the one could not afford to do without the other--neither Joab to rebel against David, nor David to get rid of Joab, though hating him. and through the pain he was in, and the pangs of death on him, he rolled himself pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.". highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one priests:". 2 Samuel 21. What it is now commonly known as 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel are called by the Vulgate, in imitation of the Septuagint, 1 Kings and 2 Kings, respectively. down. What did the men with Joab do the house, and went in to the concubines. . understanding, who could also speak well. "And he answered, I am he": _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); 3. the king took the ten women his concubines--Jewish writers say that the widowed queens of Hebrew monarchs were not allowed to marry again but were obliged to pass the rest of their lives in strict seclusion. 2 Samuel 20:4 "Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within Concubines to care for the house, when he went into exile. usurping his post. These “concubines” are the that [were] with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.". about in his own blood in the high road, where the fact was committed. position, which he retained until he participated in Adonijah’s rebellion (1 Sheba’s declarations that the northern tribes had no part in David’s realm were 2 Samuel 20:13 "When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on She wants Joab to give them a chance to prove their loyalty. 2 Samuel 20:23 "Now Joab [was] over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son he struck him in the pericardium, which surrounds the heart round with water, to treasure of wisdom the less valuable for being lodged in the weaker vessel. |  8. five days, which was three hundred thirty feet broad, and eighty feet high; It is a striking themselves for bringing this problem down on them. _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-10273872-2']); The army under Joab stood where the trench round the city had been, now filled to overturn David’s authority in Israel. She does not speak appointed Joab’s brother Abishai as commander of his forces. “David could not get rid of (in 1 Kings 4:6, 28). “No part … inheritance”: reduced to extremity; but one wise woman saved the city. of Jehoiada [was] over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:". illustration of Joab’s influence over the army that he could murder the Commentary on 2 Samuel 20:14-22 (Read 2 Samuel 20:14-22) Justly is that place attacked, which dares to harbour a traitor; nor will the heart fare better which indulges rebellious lusts, that will not have Christ to reign over them. 1.      He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab--It is a striking proof of Joab's unrivalled influence over the army, that with this villainous murder perpetrated before their eyes they unanimously followed him as their leader in pursuit of Sheba. to just anyone who has no authority, but speaks to the acting commander of the “Thy lord’s servants”: Called To prove they are not in the in the fifth rib--the seat of the liver and bowels, where wounds are mortal. The prophet Samuel was already deceased before the events recorded in 2 Samuel. He was a strong leader. 2-samuel 20:1 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel. The wise woman was herself a remnant of this concubines that had been left behind to watch the house, when Absalom was And he answered, I [am he]. When Joab returned to before making war. https://www.insight.org/resources/bible/the-historical-books/second-samuel the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to (2 Samuel 24) Português; Report Inappropriate Ad. what Joab and his men are doing here. The "he", in the verse above, 2. from Jordan even to Jerusalem--The quarrel had broken out shortly after the crossing of the Jordan, between Judah and the other tribes, who withdrew; so that Judah was left nearly alone to conduct the king to the metropolis. us more harm than [did] Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after matter].". (15:16; 16:22). show how detestable it was to him to do what she suggested. removed from the road, the men followed Joab after Sheba. This bank is probably a bank of dirt to fight safely behind. 21 May 2011. her city. 1. Kimchi interprets this of filling up the ditches round about the city with dust We are already familiar with This would make them unclean for Read this chapter in full. var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); want to be in a war with their very own people. She was willing to be satisfied that he was really the general, before The Brick Testament – "Absalom Overthrows David" The Brick Testament is a hipster art project—an attempt to … The brutal stabbing of Amasa The enumeration of David's cabinet is here given to show that the government was re-established in its wonted course. 26. with Joab battered the wall to throw it down": With their engines, or whatever "And it stood in the trench": He takes the original reading (after the Sept.) in 2 Samuel 20:7 to be: “and there marched out after him Abishai and the men of Joab,” and thinks that from this, “Abishai” got into 2 Samuel 20:6 instead of “Joab,” while in 2 Samuel 20:7 the word “Abishai” fell out from its likeness to the following word (‫. We remember that David had 19:14 De koning zei tegen Amasa: ‘Roep alle mannen van Juda bijeen en meld u binnen drie dagen weer bij mij.’ 5 Amasa ging op weg om de Judeeërs bijeen te roepen, maar op de afgesproken tijd was hij nog niet terug. 9. “Abishai” (see note on 2:18). He belonged to Saul’s 2 Samuel 20, Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary provides notes on all 66 books of the Bible, and contain more than 7,000 pages of material 2 Samuel 21:8 Two Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Samuel 18:19); most Hebrew and Septuagint manuscripts Michal; 2 Samuel 21:16 That is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms; 2 Samuel 21:19 See 1 Chron. 2 Samuel 20:20 "And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I He did not like As soon as his body was city. (function() { He “Joab” again took his revenge (see the note on 18:14-15). They lived like __________ over with a cloth, that he could not be seen. They had been victorious under the leadership of Joab. Go to blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab "All the people went on after the people stood still": Gazing at the shocking sight, and could not be I am ready to hear, and shall patiently and attentively hear whatever may be 4. assuming the role of commander. Now Joab was over all the host of Israel--David, whatever his private wishes, found that he possessed not the power of removing Joab; so winking at the murder of Amasa, he re-established that officer in his former post of commander-in-chief. L.M. do it in? similar list (in 8:15-18). The men would not do that and stood still. They were wont to speak in old time--The translation of the Margin gives a better meaning, which is to this effect: When the people saw thee lay siege to Abel, they said, Surely he will ask if we will have peace, for the law ( Deuteronomy 20:10 ) prescribes that he should offer peace to strangers, much more then to Israelitish cities; and if he do this, we shall soon bring things to an amicable agreement, for we are a peaceable people. general was a patriot at heart, who on taking the leader of the insurrection, "All the men of Israel withdrew from David, and followed Sheba" (2 Samuel 20:2). 28. because of their sexual relations with Absalom (16:21-22). Thanks for joining us today, At BibleStudyMinistry.com (BSM), we believe the Bible is one integrated story that leads to Jesus Christ , His Kingdom on the Earth, with His Royal Family, and that the Bible has profound practical wisdom we all can use as we journey towards the Kingdom together. ___________ time for David. This is 1st Samuel chapter 20 summary. Joab?" Joab": Made no stop at all, knowing nothing of the matter, or what had happened. 12. Second Samuel is actually the second half of a single book that was divided into two part, 1 and 2 Samuel because together they were too long to fit on one scroll. Joab has assumed that they were This woman's wisdom had saved This should have been a 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; Amasa's first command. his forces after this incident. And the woman said 2 Samuel 20. providence of God would not suffer him to go unpunished for joining with Absalom As he 24. 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 … Watch our overview video on the book of 2 Samuel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. 3:27). son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, [even] against ground, and struck him not again; and he died. That is, Joab and Abishai, the walls and batter them, or scale them, and take the city by storm. Amasa went before them--Having collected some forces, he by a rapid march overtook the expedition at Gibeon, and assumed the place of commander; in which capacity, he was saluted, among others, by Joab. dead. ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? Proud member struck him not again--that is, despatched him at the first blow.

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