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Friday, August 22nd, 2025
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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2 Samuel 20:4
The king told Amasa, "Tell the people of Judah to meet with me in three days. You must be here, too."
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Christian Standard Bible®
The king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to me within three days and be here yourself.”
The king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to me within three days and be here yourself.”
Hebrew Names Version
Then said the king to `Amasa, Call me the men of Yehudah together within three days, and be here present.
Then said the king to `Amasa, Call me the men of Yehudah together within three days, and be here present.
King James Version
Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.
Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.
Lexham English Bible
Then the king said to Amasa, "Summon for me the men of Judah within three days, and be here yourself."
Then the king said to Amasa, "Summon for me the men of Judah within three days, and be here yourself."
English Standard Version
Then the king said to Amasa, "Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself."
Then the king said to Amasa, "Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself."
New Century Version
The king said to Amasa, "Tell the men of Judah to meet with me in three days, and you must also be here."
The king said to Amasa, "Tell the men of Judah to meet with me in three days, and you must also be here."
New English Translation
Then the king said to Amasa, "Call the men of Judah together for me in three days, and you be present here with them too."
Then the king said to Amasa, "Call the men of Judah together for me in three days, and you be present here with them too."
Amplified Bible
Now the king said to Amasa [the commander of his army], "Summon the [fighting] men of Judah to me within three days, and be present here yourself."
Now the king said to Amasa [the commander of his army], "Summon the [fighting] men of Judah to me within three days, and be present here yourself."
New American Standard Bible
Now the king said to Amasa, "Summon the men of Judah for me within three days, and be present here yourself."
Now the king said to Amasa, "Summon the men of Judah for me within three days, and be present here yourself."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then sayde the King to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Iudah within three dayes, and be thou here present.
Then sayde the King to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Iudah within three dayes, and be thou here present.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the king said to Amasa, "Call out the men of Judah for me within three days, and you yourself stand here."
Then the king said to Amasa, "Call out the men of Judah for me within three days, and you yourself stand here."
Contemporary English Version
David said to Amasa, "Three days from now I want you and all of Judah's army to be here!"
David said to Amasa, "Three days from now I want you and all of Judah's army to be here!"
Complete Jewish Bible
The king said to ‘Amasa, "Summon the men of Y'hudah to come to me within three days; and you, be here too."
The king said to ‘Amasa, "Summon the men of Y'hudah to come to me within three days; and you, be here too."
Darby Translation
And the king said to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and do thou attend here.
And the king said to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and do thou attend here.
George Lamsa Translation
Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and you yourself be present.
Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and you yourself be present.
Good News Translation
The king said to Amasa, "Call the men of Judah together and be back here with them by the day after tomorrow."
The king said to Amasa, "Call the men of Judah together and be back here with them by the day after tomorrow."
Literal Translation
And the king said to Amasa, Call for me the men of Judah within three days; and you stand here.
And the king said to Amasa, Call for me the men of Judah within three days; and you stand here.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye kynge sayde vnto Amasa: Call me all the men of Iuda together agaynst the thirde daye, & be thou here present also.
And ye kynge sayde vnto Amasa: Call me all the men of Iuda together agaynst the thirde daye, & be thou here present also.
American Standard Version
Then said the king to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be thou here present.
Then said the king to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be thou here present.
Bible in Basic English
Then the king said to Amasa, Get all the men of Judah together, and in three days be here yourself.
Then the king said to Amasa, Get all the men of Judah together, and in three days be here yourself.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then saide the king to Amasa: Call me the men of Iuda together within three dayes, and be thou here also.
Then saide the king to Amasa: Call me the men of Iuda together within three dayes, and be thou here also.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then said the king to Amasa: 'Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be thou here present.'
Then said the king to Amasa: 'Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be thou here present.'
King James Version (1611)
Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Iudah within three dayes, and be thou here present.
Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Iudah within three dayes, and be thou here present.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king said to Amessai, Call to me the men of Juda for three days, and do thou be present here.
And the king said to Amessai, Call to me the men of Juda for three days, and do thou be present here.
English Revised Version
Then said the king to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be thou here present.
Then said the king to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be thou here present.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the king said to Amasa, "Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself."
Then the king said to Amasa, "Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Dauid seide to Amasa, Clepe thou to gidere to me alle the men of Juda in to the thridde dai, and be thou present.
Forsothe Dauid seide to Amasa, Clepe thou to gidere to me alle the men of Juda in to the thridde dai, and be thou present.
Young's Literal Translation
And the king saith unto Amasa, `Call for me the men of Judah [in] three days, and thou, stand here,'
And the king saith unto Amasa, `Call for me the men of Judah [in] three days, and thou, stand here,'
Update Bible Version
Then the king said to Amasa, Call together for me the men of Judah three days, and be present here.
Then the king said to Amasa, Call together for me the men of Judah three days, and be present here.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble to me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.
Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble to me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.
World English Bible
Then said the king to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be here present.
Then said the king to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be here present.
New King James Version
And the king said to Amasa, "Assemble the men of Judah for me within three days, and be present here yourself."
And the king said to Amasa, "Assemble the men of Judah for me within three days, and be present here yourself."
New Living Translation
Then the king told Amasa, "Mobilize the army of Judah within three days, and report back at that time."
Then the king told Amasa, "Mobilize the army of Judah within three days, and report back at that time."
New Life Bible
Then the king said to Amasa, "Call the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and you be here yourself."
Then the king said to Amasa, "Call the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and you be here yourself."
New Revised Standard
Then the king said to Amasa, "Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself."
Then the king said to Amasa, "Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said the king unto Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah, within three days, - and, thou, here, take thy stand!
Then said the king unto Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah, within three days, - and, thou, here, take thy stand!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king said to Amasa: Assemble to me all the men of Juda against the third day, and be thou here present.
And the king said to Amasa: Assemble to me all the men of Juda against the third day, and be thou here present.
Revised Standard Version
Then the king said to Ama'sa, "Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself."
Then the king said to Ama'sa, "Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself."
THE MESSAGE
The king ordered Amasa, "Muster the men of Judah for me in three days; then report in." Amasa went to carry out his orders, but he was late reporting back. So David told Abishai, "Sheba son of Bicri is going to hurt us even worse than Absalom did. Take your master's servants and hunt him down before he gets holed up in some fortress city where we can't get to him." So under Abishai's command, all the best men—Joab's men and the Kerethites and Pelethites—left Jerusalem to hunt down Sheba son of Bicri. They were near the boulder at Gibeon when Amasa came their way. Joab was wearing a tunic with a sheathed sword strapped on his waist, but the sword slipped out and fell to the ground. Joab greeted Amasa, "How are you, brother?" and took Amasa's beard in his right hand as if to kiss him. Amasa didn't notice the sword in Joab's other hand. Joab stuck him in the belly and his guts spilled to the ground. A second blow wasn't needed; he was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai continued to chase Sheba son of Bicri.
The king ordered Amasa, "Muster the men of Judah for me in three days; then report in." Amasa went to carry out his orders, but he was late reporting back. So David told Abishai, "Sheba son of Bicri is going to hurt us even worse than Absalom did. Take your master's servants and hunt him down before he gets holed up in some fortress city where we can't get to him." So under Abishai's command, all the best men—Joab's men and the Kerethites and Pelethites—left Jerusalem to hunt down Sheba son of Bicri. They were near the boulder at Gibeon when Amasa came their way. Joab was wearing a tunic with a sheathed sword strapped on his waist, but the sword slipped out and fell to the ground. Joab greeted Amasa, "How are you, brother?" and took Amasa's beard in his right hand as if to kiss him. Amasa didn't notice the sword in Joab's other hand. Joab stuck him in the belly and his guts spilled to the ground. A second blow wasn't needed; he was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai continued to chase Sheba son of Bicri.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the king said to Amasa, "Call out the men of Judah for me within three days, and be present here yourself."
Then the king said to Amasa, "Call out the men of Judah for me within three days, and be present here yourself."
Contextual Overview
4 The king told Amasa, "Tell the people of Judah to meet with me in three days. You must be here, too." 5 So Amasa called the people of Judah together, but he took longer than the king had told him. 6 David said to Abishai, "Sheba son of Bicri is more dangerous to us than Absalom was. So take my officers and chase Sheba. Hurry before he gets into cities with walls. If he gets into the well-protected cities, we will not be able to get him." 7 So Joab took the Kerethites and Pelethites and the other soldiers with him and left Jerusalem to chase after Sheba son of Bicri. 8 When Joab and the army came to Big Rock at Gibeon, Amasa came out to meet them. Joab was wearing his uniform with a belt that held a knife. As he walked toward Amasa, the knife on the belt came out. 9 Joab asked Amasa, "How are you doing, brother?" Joab reached out with his right hand and grabbed Amasa by the beard to greet him with a kiss. 10 Amasa didn't see the knife that was now in Joab's other hand. Joab stabbed him in the belly, and Amasa's intestines spilled out on the ground. There was no need for Joab to stab him again; he was already dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai resumed the chase after Sheba son of Bicri. 11 One of Joab's young soldiers stood by Amasa's body and said, "All of you who support Joab and David, let's follow Joab." 12 Amasa was there in the middle of road, lying in his own blood. The young soldier noticed that all the people kept stopping to look at the body, so he rolled the body off the road and into the field and covered it with a cloth. 13 Once the body was out of the way, the people simply passed it by and joined up with Joab to go after Sheba son of Bicri.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Amasa: 2 Samuel 17:25, 2 Samuel 19:13, 1 Chronicles 2:17
Assemble: Heb. Call
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 20:8 - Amasa 2 Samuel 20:11 - for David 1 Chronicles 12:18 - came upon Amasai
Cross-References
Genesis 19:24
and the Lord began to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah. He caused fire and burning sulfur to fall from the sky.
and the Lord began to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah. He caused fire and burning sulfur to fall from the sky.
Genesis 20:6
Then God said to Abimelech in a dream, "Yes, I know that you are innocent and that you did not know what you were doing. I saved you. I did not allow you to sin against me. I was the one who did not allow you to sleep with her.
Then God said to Abimelech in a dream, "Yes, I know that you are innocent and that you did not know what you were doing. I saved you. I did not allow you to sin against me. I was the one who did not allow you to sleep with her.
Genesis 20:17
The Lord made all the women in Abimelech's family not able to have children. God did this because Abimelech had taken Sarah, Abraham's wife. But Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his servant girls.
The Lord made all the women in Abimelech's family not able to have children. God did this because Abimelech had taken Sarah, Abraham's wife. But Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his servant girls.
2 Samuel 4:11
I will kill you too and remove this evil from our land because you evil men killed a good man sleeping on his own bed, in his own house."
I will kill you too and remove this evil from our land because you evil men killed a good man sleeping on his own bed, in his own house."
1 Chronicles 21:17
David said to God, "I am the one who sinned. I gave the order for the people to be counted! I was wrong. The Israelites did not do anything wrong. Lord my God, punish me and my family, but stop the terrible sicknesses that are killing your people."
David said to God, "I am the one who sinned. I gave the order for the people to be counted! I was wrong. The Israelites did not do anything wrong. Lord my God, punish me and my family, but stop the terrible sicknesses that are killing your people."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then said the king to Amasa,.... Whom he had promised to make general of his army, 2 Samuel 19:13; and by the following order declared him such:
assemble me the men of Judah within three days; which was done by the sound of the trumpet, or by the proclamation of a herald; it seems that the men of Judah, who attended David to Jerusalem, were gone to their respective cities and places of abode, or there would have been no occasion for such a summons; though it is strange they should, when the men of Israel appeared so inclinable to a new rebellion:
and be thou here present; to take the command of them.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
To Amasa ... - Evidently feeling his way toward fulfilling the promise to Amasa (marginal reference).
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Samuel 20:4. Then said the king to Amasa — Thus he invests him with the command of the army, and sends him to collect the men of Judah, and to come back to receive his orders in relation to Sheba, in three days. It appears that Amasa found more difficulty in collecting his country-men than was at first supposed; and this detaining him beyond the three days, David, fearing that Sheba's rebellion would get head, sent Abishai, who it appears was accompanied by Joab, to pursue after Sheba.
Amasa, it seems, got up with them at Gibeon, 2 Samuel 20:8, where he was treacherously murdered by the execrable Joab.
