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Selected Verse: 2 Samuel 19:13 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Sa 19:13 |
Strong Concordance |
And say [0559] ye to Amasa [06021], Art thou not of my bone [06106], and of my flesh [01320]? God [0430] do [06213] so to me, and more [03254] also, if thou be not captain [08269] of the host [06635] before [06440] me continually [03117] in the room [08478] of Joab [03097]. |
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King James |
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 continually in the room of Joab. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| And say ye to Amasa, &c.--This also was a dextrous stroke of policy. David was fully alive to the importance, for extinguishing the rebellion, of withdrawing from that cause the only leader who could keep it alive; and he, therefore, secretly intimated his intention to raise Amasa to the command of the army in the place of Joab, whose overbearing haughtiness had become intolerable. The king justly reckoned, that from natural temper as well as gratitude for the royal pardon, he would prove a more tractable servant; and David, doubtless, intended in all sincerity to fulfil this promise. But Joab managed to retain his high position (see on Sa2 20:4-10). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Of my bone ... - Render as in preceding verse, "art thou not my bone and my flesh?" It is curious to note how the phrase is used in Sa2 5:1 of common descent from Israel, in Sa2 19:12 of the closer kindred of the tribe of Judah, and in this verse of the yet nearer kindred between David and Amasa his sister's son.
Captain ... in the room of Joab - It is very plain that David felt the weight of Joab's overbearing influence to be very oppressive (compare Sa2 19:22; Sa2 3:39; Sa2 16:10). He was, at this time, very angry with Joab for killing Absalom; and so, thinking it of vital importance to win over Amasa and the army of Judah, he did not scruple to offer him Joab's high post. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
| "And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not my bone and flesh? so shall God do to me, and so add, if thou shalt not be prince of the army (chief captain) before me continually in the place of Joab." |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Of Joab - Who, besides his other crimes, had lately exasperated the king by his murder of Absalom, contrary to David's express command. And therefore the king having now the opportunity of another person who had a greater interest than Joab, gladly complies with it, that so he might both chastise Joab for his faults, and rescue himself from the bondage in which Joab had hitherto held him. |
4 Then said [0559] the king [04428] to Amasa [06021], Assemble [02199] me the men [0376] of Judah [03063] within three [07969] days [03117], and be thou here present [05975].
5 So Amasa [06021] went [03212] to assemble [02199] the men of Judah [03063]: but he tarried longer [0309] [03186] than the set time [04150] which he had appointed [03259] him.
6 And David [01732] said [0559] to Abishai [052], Now shall Sheba [07652] the son [01121] of Bichri [01075] do us more harm [03415] than did Absalom [053]: take [03947] thou thy lord's [0113] servants [05650], and pursue [07291] after [0310] him, lest he get [04672] him fenced [01219] cities [05892], and escape [05337] us [05869].
7 And there went out [03318] after [0310] him Joab's [03097] men [0582], and the Cherethites [03774], and the Pelethites [06432], and all the mighty men [01368]: and they went out [03318] of Jerusalem [03389], to pursue [07291] after [0310] Sheba [07652] the son [01121] of Bichri [01075].
8 When they were at the great [01419] stone [068] which is in Gibeon [01391], Amasa [06021] went [0935] before [06440] them. And Joab's [03097] garment [04055] that he had put on [03830] was girded [02296] unto him, and upon it a girdle [02289] with a sword [02719] fastened [06775] upon his loins [04975] in the sheath [08593] thereof; and as he went forth [03318] it fell out [05307].
9 And Joab [03097] said [0559] to Amasa [06021], Art thou in health [07965], my brother [0251]? And Joab [03097] took [0270] Amasa [06021] by the beard [02206] with the right [03225] hand [03027] to kiss [05401] him.
10 But Amasa [06021] took no heed [08104] to the sword [02719] that was in Joab's [03097] hand [03027]: so he smote [05221] him therewith in the fifth [02570] rib, and shed out [08210] his bowels [04578] to the ground [0776], and struck him not again [08138]; and he died [04191]. So Joab [03097] and Abishai [052] his brother [0251] pursued [07291] after [0310] Sheba [07652] the son [01121] of Bichri [01075].
10 And the king [04428] said [0559], What have I to do with you, ye sons [01121] of Zeruiah [06870]? so let him curse [07043], because the LORD [03068] hath said [0559] unto him, Curse [07043] David [01732]. Who shall then say [0559], Wherefore hast thou done so [06213]?
39 And I am this day [03117] weak [07390], though anointed [04886] king [04428]; and these men [0582] the sons [01121] of Zeruiah [06870] be too hard [07186] for me: the LORD [03068] shall reward [07999] the doer of evil [06213] according to his wickedness [07451].
22 And David [01732] said [0559], What have I to do with you, ye sons [01121] of Zeruiah [06870], that ye should this day [03117] be adversaries [07854] unto me? shall there any man [0376] be put to death [04191] this day [03117] in Israel [03478]? for do not I know [03045] that I am this day [03117] king [04428] over Israel [03478]?
12 Ye are my brethren [0251], ye are my bones [06106] and my flesh [01320]: wherefore then are ye the last [0314] to bring back [07725] the king [04428]?
1 Then came [0935] all the tribes [07626] of Israel [03478] to David [01732] unto Hebron [02275], and spake [0559], saying [0559], Behold, we are thy bone [06106] and thy flesh [01320].