2 Samuel 20:5

Contextual Overview

⁴Then the king said to Amasa, "Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself." ⁴ Then the king said to Amasa, "Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself." ⁴Then the king said to Amasa, "Call out the men of Judah for me within three days, and you yourself stand here." ⁴ Then the king said to Amasa, "Call out the men of Judah for me within three days, and be present here yourself." ⁴ Then saide the king to Amasa: Call me the men of Iuda together within three dayes, and be thou here also. ⁴ The king told Amasa, "Tell the people of Judah to meet with me in three days. You must be here, too." ⁴ And the king said to Amasa, Call for me the men of Judah within three days; and you stand here. ⁴ Then the king said to Ama'sa, "Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself." ⁴ Then said the king to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be here present. ⁴ Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Iudah within three dayes, and be thou here present.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

So Amasa: 2 Samuel 19:13

tarried: 1 Samuel 13:8

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 20:35 - at the time 2 Samuel 20:8 - Amasa

Cross-References

Joshua 22:22
"The Mighty One, God, the LORD ! The Mighty One, God, the LORD ! He knows! And let Israel know! If this has been in rebellion or disobedience to the LORD , do not spare us this day.

Joshua 22:22
"The Mighty One, God, the Lord ! The Mighty One, God, the Lord ! He knows! And let Israel know! If this has been in rebellion or disobedience to the Lord , do not spare us this day.

Joshua 22:22
"The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, the Mighty One, God, Yahweh! He knows, and may Israel itself know. If it was in rebellion or if in an unfaithful act against Yahweh, do not save us this day!

Joshua 22:22
"The Mighty One, God, the LORD, the Mighty One, God, the LORD! He knows, and may Israel itself know. If it was in rebellion, or if in an unfaithful act against the LORD do not save us this day!

Joshua 22:22
The Lorde God of gods, the Lorde God of gods knoweth, and also Israel shall knowe, yf it be to rebell or to transgresse against the Lorde, then thou Lorde saue vs not this day.

Joshua 22:22
"The Lord is our God! Again we say that the Lord is our God! And God knows why we did this thing. We want you to know also. You can judge what we did. If you think we did it because we are against the Lord or refuse to obey him, you can kill us today.

Joshua 22:22
Jehovah is the God of gods; Jehovah is the God of gods! He knows, and Israel shall know, if it is in rebellion, and if it is in treachery against Jehovah, you shall not save us alive today.

Joshua 22:22
"The Mighty One, God, the LORD! The Mighty One, God, the LORD! He knows; and let Israel itself know! If it was in rebellion or in breach of faith toward the LORD, spare us not today

Joshua 22:22
The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, the Mighty One, God, Yahweh, he knows; and Israel he shall know: if it be in rebellion, or if in trespass against Yahweh (don't save us this day,)

Joshua 22:22
The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods, hee knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it bee in rebellion, or if in transgression against the Lord, (saue vs not this day,)

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So Amasa went to assemble [the men of] Judah,.... To gather, them together out of their several tribes, and bring them to Jerusalem:

but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him: than the three days; whether this was owing to the remissness of Amasa, or the unwillingness of the people to serve under him, who had been Absalom's general in the late rebellion, or not having time sufficient allowed him, is not certain.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He tarried - The cause of Amasa’s delay is not stated. It may have been the unwillingness of the men of Judah to place themselves under his orders, or it may have been caused by a wavering or hesitation in loyalty. This last is evidently insinuated in 2 Samuel 20:11, and no doubt this was the pretext, whether grounded in fact or not, by which Joab justified the murder of Amasa before David.