Now Absalom had set Amasa over the army in the place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite, who had married Abigal daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
2 Samuel 19:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Amasa swayed the hearts of all the people of Judah as one, and they sent word to the king, “Return, both you and all your servants.” Plus de versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He inclined the hearts of all the men of Judah as one man, so they sent word to [him], Return, you and all your servants. American Standard Version (1901) And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent unto the king, saying, Return thou, and all thy servants. Common English Bible So he won over the hearts of everyone in Judah as though they were one person, and they sent word to the king: “Come back—you and all your servants.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he inclined the heart of all the men of Judah, as if one man. And they sent to the king, saying, "Return, you and all your servants." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And be inclined the heart of all the men of Juda, as it were of one man. And they sent to the king, saying: Return thou, and all thy servants. |
Now Absalom had set Amasa over the army in the place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite, who had married Abigal daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
Then the king said to Amasa, “Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself.”
You delivered me from strife with the peoples; you kept me as the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me.
So may God do to Abner and so may he add to it! For just what the Lord has sworn to David, that will I accomplish for him:
Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Look, we are your bone and flesh.
Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common.
Then all the Israelites came out, from Dan to Beer-sheba, including the land of Gilead, and the congregation assembled in one body before the Lord at Mizpah.