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2. Samuelova 20:9

Jóab Amasovi řekl: "Pokoj tobě, můj bratře!" A pravou rukou vzal Jóab Amasu za bradu, aby ho políbil.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abishai;   Amasa;   Assassination;   Confidence;   David;   Homicide;   Joab;   Kiss;   Salutations;   Treachery;   Thompson Chain Reference - Evil;   Kiss;   Treachery;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Enemies;   Hands, the;   Salutations;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Amasa;   Gibeon;   Joab;   Kiss;   Sheba;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Joab;   Sheba;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Hand, Right Hand;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Amasa;   Gibeon;   Joab;   Sheba;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abner;   Arms;   Beard;   Gibeon;   Sheba (1);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abel-Beth-Maachah or Abel-Beth-Maacah;   Gibeon;   Health;   Kiss;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Amasa;   Gibeon;   Joab;   Kiss;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Gestures;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amasa ;   Bichri ;   Gibeon ;   Joab ;   Sheba ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Kiss;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Amasa;   Beard;   David;   Gibeon;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Beard;   Da'vid;   She'ba;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Kiss;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Amasa;   Crime;   Greeting;   Health;   Kiss;   Leasing;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Beard;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Kiss and Kissing;  

Parallel Translations

Bible kralická (1613)
I řekl Joáb Amazovi: Dobře-li se máš, bratře můj? A ujal Joáb pravou rukou Amazu za bradu, aby ho políbil.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Art thou: Psalms 55:21, Proverbs 26:24-26, Micah 7:2

took Amasa: Thevenot says, that among the Turks it is a great affront to take one by the beard, unless it be to kiss him, in which case they often do it. D'Arvieux, describing an assembly of Arab emirs at an entertainment, says, "After the usual civilities, caresses, kissings of the beard, and of the hand, which every one gave and received according to his rank and dignity, they sat down upon mats." The doing this by the Arab emirs corresponds with the conduct of Joab, and illustrates this horrid assassination.

to kiss him: Matthew 26:48, Matthew 26:49, Luke 22:47, Luke 22:48

Reciprocal: Genesis 4:8 - talked Genesis 24:14 - thereby Genesis 29:6 - Is he well Exodus 21:14 - slay Deuteronomy 27:24 - General 2 Samuel 3:27 - took him 2 Samuel 11:16 - he assigned 2 Samuel 13:26 - let my brother 2 Samuel 17:25 - Amasa 2 Samuel 20:10 - in Joab's 1 Chronicles 21:6 - Joab Nehemiah 6:2 - Come Psalms 55:23 - bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days Proverbs 10:18 - that hideth Proverbs 26:23 - General Proverbs 27:6 - the kisses Jeremiah 9:8 - one Jeremiah 41:1 - they did Mark 14:44 - Whomsoever Luke 6:41 - but Romans 12:9 - love

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Joab said to Amasa,.... In a friendly manner, with all the air of pleasantry and good humour:

[art] thou in health, my brother? this looked like a friendly salutation to ask of his health, and wish him it, and a loving appellation to call him brother; though they were near of kin, sisters' children, and so own cousins; thus he addressed him, to cover his design:

and Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him: as was usual for the eastern people to do when they addressed and saluted one another in an affectionate way, and as the Turks and Arabs do to this day, as travellers relate. Barthius t has collected passages from the Greek poets, which show it to be a custom, that when a man asked a favour of another, he caught hold of his beard with the right hand, and of his knee with the left; and in such a posture Joab might easily do what follows.

t Animadv. ad Claudian. de Raptu Proserp. l. 1. ver. 50. vid. Homer. Iliad. ver. 500, 501. Iliad. 8. ver. 371. & Alex. ab Alex. Genial. Dier. l. 2. c. 19.


 
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