2 Samuel 20:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him. ”

2 Samuel 20:9 - 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 20:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Art thou... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6.
2 Samuel 20:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
2 Samuel 20:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Joab took Amasa by the beard—to kiss him— Those, among the Arabs, who are more intimately acquainted, or of equal age and dignity, mutually kiss the hand, the head, or shoulder of each other,...
2 Samuel 20:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Joab said to Amasa Art thou in health my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard w...
2 Samuel 20:9 - 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 20:9 - 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 20:9 - 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 20:9 - 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 20:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Joab said to Amasa ,.... In a friendly manner, with all the air of pleasantry and good humour: [art] thou in health, my brother ? this looked like a friendly salutation to ask of his health, a...
2 Samuel 20:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Joab said to Amasa, [Art] thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him. Ver. 9. Art thou in health, my brother? ] Of all kinds of revenge that i...
2 Samuel 20:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joab took Amasa by the beard As the manner of ancient times was when they saluted one another, and, it appears, is still a custom among some of the eastern people, who take one another by the chin...
2 Samuel 20:9 - 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 20:9 - 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 20:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

As the manner of ancient times was, when they kissed and saluted one another.
2 Samuel 20:9 - 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 20:9 - 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 20:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Art thou in health, my brother? The Soul’s Health The sickness of the soul is the evil of all evils, and one in comparison with which mere bodily pain is nothing. Whether sin be regarded as a d...
2 Samuel 20:9 - 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 20:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Murder of Amasa
2 Samuel 20:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 22:47 ; Luke 22:48 ; Micah 7:2 ; Matthew 26:48 ; Matthew 26:49 ; Proverbs 26:24-26 ; Psalms 55:21
2 Samuel 20:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Beard — As the manner of ancient times was, when they saluted one another.

2 Samuel 20:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 20:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 20:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 20:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 20:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 20:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 20:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 20:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 20:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 20:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 20:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 20:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 20:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 20:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 20:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 20:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 20:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 20:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 20:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 20:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 20:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 20:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes