Now Absalom had set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. (Now Amasa was son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who had gone to Abigal daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.)
2 Samuel 19:14 - Tree of Life Version “Also say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God do so to me and even more if you do not become my army commander before me continually, in place of Joab!’” 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 set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. (Now Amasa was son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who had gone to Abigal daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.)
Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon to me the men of Judah within three days and be here yourself.”
You free me from strifes of my people. You kept me as head of the nations— people I did not know are serving me.
May God do so to Abner and even more if, as Adonai has sworn to David, I don’t accomplish this for him—
Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke saying, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
Now the whole group of those who believed was one in heart and mind. No one would say anything he owned was his own, but they had everything in common.
Then all Bnei-Yisrael went out and was assembled as one man, from Dan to Beersheba with the land of Gilead, before Adonai at Mizpah.