And tell Amasa, “Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me and do so severely if you don’t become commander of my army from now on instead of Joab! ” ’
2 Samuel 20:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah, but he tarried longer than the set time which had been appointed him. American Standard Version (1901) So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together; but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him. Common English Bible So Amasa went to call Judah together, but he took longer than the allotted time. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, Amasa went away, so that he might summon Judah. But he delayed beyond the agreed time that the king had appointed to him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So Amasa went to assemble the men of Juda; but he tarried beyond the set time which the king had appointed him. |
And tell Amasa, “Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me and do so severely if you don’t become commander of my army from now on instead of Joab! ” ’
So David said to Abishai, ‘Sheba son of Bichri will do more harm to us than Absalom. Take your lord’s soldiers and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.’
He waited seven days for the appointed time that Samuel had set, but Samuel didn’t come to Gilgal, and the troops were deserting him.
In the morning Jonathan went out to the countryside for the appointed meeting with David. A young servant was with him.