Now Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in Joab’s place. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Israelite; , Ithra had married Abigail daughter of Nahash. Abigail was a sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
2 Samuel 19:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So he won over all the men of Judah, and they unanimously sent word to the king: ‘Come back, you and all your servants.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 appointed Amasa over the army in Joab’s place. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Israelite; , Ithra had married Abigail daughter of Nahash. Abigail was a sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
The king said to Amasa, ‘Summon the men of Judah to me within three days and be here yourself.’
You have freed me from the feuds among my people; you have preserved me as head of nations; a people I had not known serve me.
May God punish Abner and do so severely if I don’t do for David what the Lord swore to him:
All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, ‘Here we are, your own flesh and blood. ,
Now the entire group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.
All the Israelites from Dan to Beer-sheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the community assembled as one body before the Lord at Mizpah.