撒母耳记下 20:12

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

亞瑪撒在大道當中，輥在自己的血裡。那人看見經過的眾人都站住，就把亞瑪撒的屍體從大道上拖到田裡，又扔一件衣服把他蓋住，因為他看見眾人來到亞瑪撒的屍體旁邊都站住。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
亚 玛 撒 在 道 路 上 滚 在 自 己 的 血 里 。 那 人 见 众 民 经 过 都 站 住 ， 就 把 亚 玛 撒 的 尸 身 从 路 上 挪 到 田 间 ， 用 衣 服 遮 盖 。

Contextual Overview

⁴ The king said to Amasa, "Tell the men of Judah to meet with me in three days, and you must also be here." ⁵ So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together, but he took more time than the king had said. ⁶ David said to Abishai, "Sheba son of Bicri is more dangerous to us than Absalom was. Take my men and chase him before he finds walled cities and escapes from us." ⁷ So Joab's men, the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and all the soldiers went with Abishai. They went out from Jerusalem to chase Sheba son of Bicri. ⁸ When Joab and the army came to the great rock at Gibeon, Amasa came out to meet them. Joab was wearing his uniform, and at his waist he wore a belt that held his sword in its case. As Joab stepped forward, his sword fell out of its case. ⁹ Joab asked Amasa, "Brother, is everything all right with you?" Then with his right hand he took Amasa by the beard to kiss him. ¹⁰ Amasa was not watching the sword in Joab's hand. So Joab pushed the sword into Amasa's stomach, causing Amasa's insides to spill onto the ground. Joab did not have to stab Amasa again; he was already dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai continued to chase Sheba son of Bicri. ¹¹ One of Joab's young men stood by Amasa's body and said, "Everyone who is for Joab and David should follow Joab!" ¹² Amasa lay in the middle of the road, covered with his own blood. When the young man saw that everyone was stopping to look at the body, he dragged it from the road, laid it in a field, and put a cloth over it. ¹³ After Amasa's body was taken off the road, all the men followed Joab to chase Sheba son of Bicri.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

2 Samuel 17:25, Psalms 9:16, Psalms 55:23, Proverbs 24:21, Proverbs 24:22

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 2:23 - stood still 2 Samuel 20:13 - the highway

Cross-References

Genesis 11:29
Abram and Nahor both married. Abram's wife was named Sarai, and Nahor's wife was named Milcah. She was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.

Genesis 12:13
Tell them you are my sister so that things will go well with me and I may be allowed to live because of you."

1 Thessalonians 5:22
and stay away from everything that is evil.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway,.... By which it seems, that though the wound was mortal, and of which he died, that as yet there was life in him, and through the pain he was in, and the pangs of death on him, he rolled himself about in his own blood in the high road, where the fact was committed:

and when the man saw that all the people stood still; gazing at the shocking sight, and could not be prevailed upon to go on:

he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field; which was adjoining to it:

and cast a cloth upon him; that the body might not be seen:

when he saw that everyone that came by him stood still; and so retarded the people in their march, to prevent which he took the above method, and it was a very prudent one.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

All the people ... - i. e., the levies which Amanda had been leading to Jerusalem; they were irresolute as to what they should do, and the stoppage at Amasa’s body very nearly led to their refusing to follow Joab. But upon the prompt removal and hiding of the body they passed on and followed Joab, their old captain.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 20:12. Amasa wallowed in blood — It is very likely that Amasa did not immediately die; I have known instances of persons living several hours after their bowels had been shed out.