1 Samuel 13:8; 2 Samuel 19:13
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 order...
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 Bich...
So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him. No JFB commentary on this ver...
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,...
He tarried ] The reason is unknown.
He tarried longer. — No cause is assigned for this, and various conjectures have been made. The simplest explanation may be drawn from the fact tha...
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 r...
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...
(4) В¶ 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 o...
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 tarri...
So Amasa went to assemble [the men of] Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him. Ver. 5. But he tarried longer....
Assemble me the men of Judah David here made good his promise to Amasa, which was a great encouragement to others in the tribe of Judah to adhere t...
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 so...
Amasa's Death. B. C. 1023. 4 Then sa...
Either because the people, being wearied out by the late civil war, were not forward to engage in another; or because the soldiers had more affection...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 20:3 . “Living in widowhood.” Lit. In widowhood of life . Probably meaning so long as their lifetim...
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,...
And there happened to be there a man of Belial. Rebellion of Sheba This chapter is a relation of Sheba’s rebellion. 1. The trumpet of this n...
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 t...
The Murder of Amasa
So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah; but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him, he delayed beyond the three days give...
Tarried — Either, because the people being wearied out by the late war, were not forward to engage in another: or because the soldiers had more aff...
5 So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.