Amasa lay wallowing in his blood on the highway, and the man saw that all the people were stopping. Since he saw that all who came by him were stopping, he carried Amasa from the highway into a field, and threw a garment over him.
2 Samuel 20:11 - New Revised Standard Version And one of Joab's men took his stand by Amasa, and said, “Whoever favors Joab, and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And one of Joab's men stood by him and said, Whoever favors Joab and is for David, follow Joab! American Standard Version (1901) And there stood by him one of Joab’s young men, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him follow Joab. Common English Bible One of Joab’s men stood by Amasa and said, “Whoever favors Joab, and whoever is for David, follow Joab!” Catholic Public Domain Version Meanwhile, certain men, from the company of Joab, when they had stopped beside the dead body of Amasa, said: "Behold, the one who wished to be in the place of Joab, the companion of David." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version In the mean time some men of Joab's company, stopping at the dead body of Amasa, said: Behold, he that would have been in Joab's stead the companion of David. |
Amasa lay wallowing in his blood on the highway, and the man saw that all the people were stopping. Since he saw that all who came by him were stopping, he carried Amasa from the highway into a field, and threw a garment over him.
Once he was removed from the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.
That is not the case! But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, called Sheba son of Bichri, has lifted up his hand against King David; give him up alone, and I will withdraw from the city.” The woman said to Joab, “His head shall be thrown over the wall to you.”
Then the king said to Amasa, “Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself.”
He looked up to the window and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three eunuchs looked out at him.