Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
2 Samuel 20:8
It would seem that Joab had two swords, and that Amasa, seeing one lying on the ground, did not suspect that he had another.
It would seem that Joab had two swords, and that Amasa, seeing one lying on the ground, did not suspect that he had another.
Verse 2 Samuel 20:8. _JOAB'S GARMENT_] It appears that this was not a military garment; and that Joab had no arms but a short sword, which he had concealed in his girdle; and this _sword_, or _knife_...
AMASA WENT BEFORE THEM - Rather, “advanced to meet them.” Amasa was no doubt returning to Jerusalem, according to his orders 2 Samuel 20:4, and was probably much surprised to meet the army in march. J...
10. THE REVOLT OF SHEBA CHAPTER 20 _ 1. Sheba's revolt (2 Samuel 20:1)_ 2. The ten concubines shut up (2 Samuel 20:3) 3. Amasa's failure (2 Samuel 20:4) 4. Joab and the death of Amasa ...
1 SAMUEL 20. THE REVOLT OF SHEBA (J). 2 SAMUEL 20:1 F. The result of this altercation was a fresh rebellion under a Benjamite, Sheba ben Bichri. 2 SAMUEL 20:3. The members of the king's harem whom...
AS HE WENT FORTH IT FELL OUT. and it (the sword) dropped out, and fell....
The pursuit of Sheba. Amasa murdered by Joab 4. _to Amasa_ The commission was given to Amasa in fulfilment of the promise privately made to him (ch. 2 Samuel 19:13). _Assemble me the men of Judah_ Cl...
_the great stone which is in Gibeon_ Some isolated rock, well known as a landmark. _went before them_ Lit. _came before them_, i.e. MET THEM, apparently as he was returning to Jerusalem, after raisin...
_Amasa's Indolence._ 2 Samuel 20:4-9 4 Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present. 5 So Amasa went to assemble _the men of_ Judah: but he ta...
_WHEN THEY WERE AT THE GREAT STONE WHICH IS IN GIBEON, AMASA WENT BEFORE THEM. AND JOAB'S GARMENT THAT HE HAD PUT ON WAS GIRDED UNTO HIM, AND UPON IT A GIRDLE WITH A SWORD FASTENED UPON HIS LOINS IN T...
DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 20 SHEBA OPPOSES DAVID V1 Sheba, the son of Bicri, happened to be there. He came from the *tribe of Benjamin. He was a wicked man....
WENT BEFORE. — Translate, _met._ (Comp. Note on 2 Samuel 19:6.) AS HE WENT FORTH IT FELL OUT. — The object of this verse is to explain how Joab, in consequence of the arrangement of his dress, was abl...
הֵ֗ם עִם ־הָ אֶ֤בֶן הַ גְּדֹולָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר
PURSUING ANOTHER REBEL 2 Samuel 20:1 Like Shimei, Sheba belonged to the tribe of Benjamin. The old Saul-faction was always breaking out in rebellion, and Nathan's prediction that the sword would nev...
The occasion invariably finds the man for evil as well as for good. Sheba seized the strife between Judah and Israel as an opportunity to attempt to divide the kingdom. David's hosts went forth again...
When they [were] at the great stone which [is] in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's (g) garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle [with] a sword fastened upon his l...
Stone, where Abner and Joab had formerly joined battle, chap. ii. (Menochius) --- Habit, or body. --- Flank; they usually hand at the thigh, Psalm xliv. 4. --- Strike: the scabbard was very wide; so t...
(8) When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins i...
In the sketch proposed of these books of scripture there is of course no pretension to notice every point of interest they contain, but only a general comprehensive view, as far as the Lord enables me...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 14 THROUGH 20. David's partiality for Absalom had yet other and more painful results, and heavy chastisements. It is painful to see the conqueror of Goliath d...
WHEN THEY [WERE] AT THE GREAT STONE WHICH [IS] IN GIBEON,.... Which, according to Josephus r, was forty furlongs, or five miles from Jerusalem: what this great stone was, whether an obelisk, or what,...
When they [were] at the great stone which [is] in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle [with] a sword fastened upon his loins...
_Amasa went before them_ As their commander-in-chief. Having gathered some forces, and given due orders for the rest to follow him, he returned to Jerusalem, and by the king's command went after those...
1 By occasion of the quarrell, Sheba maketh a party in Israel. 3 Dauids ten concubines are shut vp in perpetual prison. 4 Amasa made captaine ouer Iudah, is slaine by Ioab. 14 Ioab pursueth Sheba v...
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, northwest of Jerusalem, AMASA WENT BEFORE THEM, coming towards them with the levy of troops which he had raised. AND JOAB'S GARMENT THAT HE HAD PU...
THE MURDER OF AMASA...
Satan is always ready to take advantage of such occasions among God's people, and he had a man there of worthless, ambitious character, Sheba, the son of Bichri was actually a Benjamite, not from any...
4-13 Joab barbarously murdered Amasa. The more plot there is in a sin, the worse it is. Joab contentedly sacrificed the interest both of the king and the kingdom to his personal revenge. But one would...
AMASA WENT BEFORE THEM; having gathered some forces, and given due orders for the rest to follow him, he returned to Jerusalem, and by the king's command went after those mentioned 2 SAMUEL 20:7; and...
2 Samuel 20:8 large H1419 stone H68 Gibeon H1391 Amasa H6021 came H935 (H8804) before H6440 Joab H3097 dressed...
CONTENTS: Joab murders Amasa. Suppression of Sheba's revolt. CHARACTERS: David, Joab, Amasa, Sheba, Abishai. CONCLUSION: We must not think it strange while in this world if the end of one trouble be...
2 Samuel 20:1. _Sheba, a Benjamite,_ and a captain high in command under Absalom, in whose heart the embers of revolt were still burning. This man, seeing the anger of the tribes at not being called t...
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 20:1 Sheba’s rebellion is directly connected with the split within the nation seen in 2 Samuel 19:41. This particular rebellion does not seem to have gained support ou
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 20:8 Readers are not told why AMASA was in GIBEON instead of in Judah. The SWORD falls out of Joab’s BELT, but when h
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 20:3. “LIVING IN WIDOWHOOD.” _Lit. In widowhood of life_. Probably meaning so long as _their_ lifetime, or it may mean during the lifetime of David. “They were...
EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 20:1 THERE HAPPENED TO BE THERE A MAN OF BELIAL. The fierce words of the men of Judah led to evil results. It was a time when all wise and thoughtful persons would have laboured f...
But in chapter twenty, this division is manifested by this particular fellow by the name of Sheba, who is of the tribe of Benjamin. And he blew a trumpet in Israel, which was always a signal gathering...
2 Samuel 2:13; 2 Samuel 20:4; 2 Samuel 20:5; 2 Samuel 3:30...
Amasa went — Having gathered some forces, and given due orders for the rest to follow him, he returned to Jerusalem, and by the king's command went after those mentioned 2 Samuel 20:7, and being come...