2 Samuel 20:4

NET Bible® (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.”

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 17:25 : 25 Absalom had made Amasa general in command of the army in place of Joab.(Now Amasa was the son of an Israelite man named Jether, who had married Abigail the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.)
  • 2 Sam 19:13 : 13 Say to Amasa,‘Are you not my flesh and blood? God will punish me severely, if from this time on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
  • 1 Chr 2:17 : 17 Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

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  • 2 Sam 20:5
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    5So Amasa went out to call Judah together. But in doing so he took longer than the time that the king had allotted him.

  • 2 Sam 19:11-15
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    11Then King David sent a message to Zadok and Abiathar the priests saying,“Tell the elders of Judah,‘Why should you delay any further in bringing the king back to his palace, when everything Israel is saying has come to the king’s attention.

    12You are my brothers– my very own flesh and blood! Why should you delay any further in bringing the king back?’

    13Say to Amasa,‘Are you not my flesh and blood? God will punish me severely, if from this time on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”

    14He won over the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man. Then they sent word to the king saying,“Return, you and all your servants as well.”

    15So the king returned and came to the Jordan River. Now the people of Judah had come to Gilgal to meet the king and to help him cross the Jordan.

  • 2 Sam 20:8-9
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    8When they were near the big rock that is in Gibeon, Amasa came to them. Now Joab was dressed in military attire and had a dagger in its sheath belted to his waist. When he advanced, it fell out.

    9Joab said to Amasa,“How are you, my brother?” With his right hand Joab took hold of Amasa’s beard as if to greet him with a kiss.

  • 2 Sam 20:11-12
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    11One of Joab’s soldiers who stood over Amasa said,“Whoever is for Joab and whoever is for David, follow Joab!”

    12Amasa was squirming in his own blood in the middle of the path, and this man had noticed that all the soldiers stopped. Having noticed that everyone who came across Amasa stopped, the man pulled him away from the path and into the field and threw a garment over him.

  • 1 Chr 21:4-5
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    4But the king’s edict stood, despite Joab’s objections. So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel before returning to Jerusalem.

    5Joab reported to David the number of warriors. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 sword-wielding soldiers; Judah alone had 470,000 sword-wielding soldiers.

  • 2 Sam 17:24-25
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    24Meanwhile David had gone to Mahanaim, while Absalom and all the men of Israel had crossed the Jordan River.

    25Absalom had made Amasa general in command of the army in place of Joab.(Now Amasa was the son of an Israelite man named Jether, who had married Abigail the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.)

  • 2 Sam 18:30
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    30The king said,“Turn aside and take your place here.” So he turned aside and waited.

  • 2 Sam 14:21
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    21Then the king said to Joab,“All right! I will do this thing! Go and bring back the young man Absalom!”

  • 2 Sam 3:20
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    20When Abner, accompanied by twenty men, came to David in Hebron, David prepared a banquet for Abner and the men who were with him.

  • 2 Sam 20:2-3
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    2So all the men of Israel deserted David and followed Sheba son of Bicri. But the men of Judah stuck by their king all the way from the Jordan River to Jerusalem.

    3Then David went to his palace in Jerusalem. The king took the ten concubines he had left to care for the palace and placed them under confinement. Though he provided for their needs, he did not sleep with them. They remained under restriction until the day they died, living out the rest of their lives as widows.

  • 2 Chr 10:12
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    12Jeroboam and all the people reported to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had ordered when he said,“Return to me on the third day.”

  • 1 Kgs 1:32
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    32King David said,“Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,

  • 1 Kgs 12:12
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    12Jeroboam and all the people reported to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had ordered when he said,“Return to me on the third day.”

  • Ezek 21:20
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    20Mark out the routes for the sword to take:“Rabbah of the Ammonites” and“Judah with Jerusalem in it.”

  • 2 Sam 14:3
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    3Go to the king and speak to him in the following fashion.” Then Joab told her what to say.

  • 1 Chr 19:8-9
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    8When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them.

    9The Ammonites marched out and were deployed for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

  • 2 Sam 14:23
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    23So Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 1:20
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    20Now, my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne.

  • 1 Kgs 1:28
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    28David Picks Solomon as His Successor King David responded,“Summon Bathsheba!” She came and stood before the king.

  • Judg 20:2
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    2The leaders of all the people from all the tribes of Israel took their places in the assembly of God’s people, which numbered four hundred thousand sword-wielding foot soldiers.

  • 2 Kgs 23:1
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    1The King Institutes Religious Reform The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 3:24
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    24So Joab went to the king and said,“What have you done? Abner has come to you! Why would you send him away? Now he’s gone on his way!

  • 2 Chr 34:29
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    29The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 3:10
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    10namely, to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and over Judah all the way from Dan to Beer Sheba!”

  • 2 Chr 10:5
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    5He said to them,“Go away for three days, then return to me.” So the people went away.

  • 2 Sam 15:20
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    20It seems like you arrived just yesterday. Today should I make you wander around by going with us? I go where I must go. But as for you, go back and take your men with you. May genuine loyal love protect you!”

  • 2 Sam 18:4
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    4Then the king said to them,“I will do whatever seems best to you.”So the king stayed beside the city gate, while all the army marched out by hundreds and by thousands.

  • 1 Chr 28:1
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    1David Commissions Solomon to Build the Temple David assembled in Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, including the commanders of the tribes, the commanders of the army divisions that served the king, the commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, the officials who were in charge of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, the eunuchs, and the warriors, including the most skilled of them.

  • 1 Sam 20:19
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    19On the third day you should go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself the day this all started. Stay near the stone Ezel.

  • 1 Chr 20:1
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  • 2 Sam 2:4
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    4The men of Judah came and there they anointed David as king over the people of Judah.David was told,“The people of Jabesh Gilead are the ones who buried Saul.”

  • 1 Kgs 12:5
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    5He said to them,“Go away for three days, then return to me.” So the people went away.

  • 2 Sam 11:12
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    12So David said to Uriah,“Stay here another day. Tomorrow I will send you back.” So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem both that day and the following one.

  • 2 Sam 14:28-29
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    28Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without seeing the king’s face.

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    5People came and told David what had happened to the men, so he sent messengers to meet them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said,“Stay in Jericho until your beards grow again; then you may come back.”

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    24Then Absalom went to the king and said,“My shearers have begun their work. Let the king and his servants go with me.”