Yet Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway. So when the man saw that all the people stood still, he dragged Amasa from the highway into the field and threw a garment over him because he saw that everyone passing by him paused.
2 Samuel 20:11 - Tree of Life Version Meanwhile, one of Joab’s young men stood over 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. |
Yet Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway. So when the man saw that all the people stood still, he dragged Amasa from the highway into the field and threw a garment over him because he saw that everyone passing by him paused.
Once he removed him from the highway, everyone passed on, following Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.
The matter is not so; but a fellow from the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba son of Bichri his name, has lifted up his hand against King David. Give him up alone and I will withdraw from the city.” So the woman replied to Joab, “Look here, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”
Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon to me the men of Judah within three days and be here yourself.”
Then he lifted up his face to the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three eunuchs looked down toward him.