2 Samuel 20:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out. ”

2 Samuel 20:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 m...
2 Samuel 20:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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...
2 Samuel 20:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
2 Samuel 20:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

as he went forth it fell out . and it (the sword) dropped out, and fell.
2 Samuel 20:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 loin...
2 Samuel 20:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
2 Samuel 20:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Rebellion of Sheba Sheba takes advantage of the jealousy of the men of Israel to begin a rebellion, which, but for the prompt action of Joab, might have resulted in a disruption between Israel...
2 Samuel 20:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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,...
2 Samuel 20:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Pursuing Another Rebel 2 Samuel 20:1-13 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 w...
2 Samuel 20:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 agai...
2 Samuel 20:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(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...
2 Samuel 20:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 wha...
2 Samuel 20:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 loin...
2 Samuel 20:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 thos...
2 Samuel 20:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
2 Samuel 20:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Amasa's Death. B. C. 1023. 4 Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah...
2 Samuel 20:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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...
2 Samuel 20:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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. “T...
2 Samuel 20:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 calle...
2 Samuel 20:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 hav...
2 Samuel 20:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Murder of Amasa
2 Samuel 20:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 2:13 ; 2 Samuel 20:4 ; 2 Samuel 20:5 ; 2 Samuel 3:30
2 Samuel 20:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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...

2 Samuel 20:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 20:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 20:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 20:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 20:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 20:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 20:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 20:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 20:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 20:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 20:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 20:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 20:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 20:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 20:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 20:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 20:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 20:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 20:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 20:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 20:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 20:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 20:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes