撒母耳记下 20:5

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

亞瑪撒就去召集猶大人。他卻耽延，超過了王限定的日期。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
亚 玛 撒 就 去 招 聚 犹 大 人 ， 却 耽 延 过 了 王 所 限 的 日 期 。

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

So Amasa: 2 Samuel 19:13

tarried: 1 Samuel 13:8

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 20:35 - at the time 2 Samuel 20:8 - Amasa

Cross-References

Joshua 22:22
"The Lord is God of gods! The Lord is God of gods! God knows, and we want you to know also. If we have done something wrong, you may kill us.

1 Kings 9:4
"But you must serve me as your father David did; he was fair and sincere. You must obey all I have commanded and keep my laws and rules.

2 Kings 20:3
" Lord , please remember that I have always obeyed you. I have given myself completely to you and have done what you said was right." Then Hezekiah cried loudly.

1 Chronicles 29:17
I know, my God, that you test people's hearts. You are happy when people do what is right. I was happy to give all these things, and I gave with an honest heart. Your people gathered here are happy to give to you, and I rejoice to see their giving.

Job 33:9
You said, ‘I am pure and without sin; I am innocent and free from guilt.

Psalms 7:8
Lord , judge the people. Lord , defend me because I am right, because I have done no wrong, God Most High.

Psalms 24:4
Only those with clean hands and pure hearts, who have not worshiped idols, who have not made promises in the name of a false god.

Psalms 25:21
My hope is in you, so may goodness and honesty guard me.

Psalms 26:6
I wash my hands to show I am innocent, and I come to your altar, Lord .

Psalms 73:13
So why have I kept my heart pure? Why have I kept my hands from doing wrong?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So Amasa went to assemble [the men of] Judah,.... To gather, them together out of their several tribes, and bring them to Jerusalem:

but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him: than the three days; whether this was owing to the remissness of Amasa, or the unwillingness of the people to serve under him, who had been Absalom's general in the late rebellion, or not having time sufficient allowed him, is not certain.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He tarried - The cause of Amasa’s delay is not stated. It may have been the unwillingness of the men of Judah to place themselves under his orders, or it may have been caused by a wavering or hesitation in loyalty. This last is evidently insinuated in 2 Samuel 20:11, and no doubt this was the pretext, whether grounded in fact or not, by which Joab justified the murder of Amasa before David.