2 Samuel 19 · Verse 13

2 Samuel 19:13

And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
2 Samuel 19:13, King James Version

2 Samuel 19:13 in other translations

BSBAnd say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from this time you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
WEBSay to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you aren’t captain of the army before me continually instead of Joab.’”
ASVAnd say ye to Amasa, Art thou not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
YLTAnd to Amasa say ye, Art not thou my bone and my flesh? Thus doth God do to me, and thus He doth add, if thou art not head of the host before me all the days instead of Joab.'
DARBYAnd say to Amasa, Art thou not my bone and my flesh?God do so to me and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually instead of Joab.
BBEAnd say to Amasa, Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God's punishment be on me, if I do not make you chief of the army before me at all times in place of Joab!
WebsterAnd say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

What does 2 Samuel 19:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. And say ye to Amasa, &c.--This also was a dextrous stroke of policy. David was fully alive to the importance, for extinguishing the rebellion, of withdrawing from that cause the only leader who could keep it alive; and he, therefore, secretly intimated his intention to raise Amasa to the command of the army in the place of Joab, whose overbearing haughtiness had become intolerable. The king justly reckoned, that from natural temper as well as gratitude for the royal pardon, he would prove a more tractable servant; and David, doubtless, intended in all sincerity to fulfil this promise. But Joab managed to retain his high position (see on 2Sa 20:4-10).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 19:9-15

God's providence, by the priests' persuasions and Amasa's interest, brought the people to resolve the recall of the king. David stirred not till he received this invitation. Our Lord Jesus will rule in those that invite him to the throne in their hearts, and not till he is invited. He first bows the heart, and makes it willing in the day of his power, then rules in the midst of his enemies, Psa 110:2, 3.

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2 Samuel 19:13 in the original Hebrew

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וְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙ve.la.'a.ma.Sa'and to AmasaH6021
תֹּֽמְר֔וּto.me.Ruyou will sayH559
הֲל֛וֹאha.Lo'¿ notH3808
עַצְמִ֥י'atz.Mibone myH6106
וּבְשָׂרִ֖יu.ve.sa.Riand flesh myH1320
אָ֑תָּה'A.tah[are] youH859
כֹּ֣הkohthusH3541
יַֽעֲשֶׂה\־ya.'a.seh-may he doH6213
לִּ֤יlito <the> me
אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimGodH430
וְכֹ֣הve.Khohand thusH3541
יוֹסִ֔יףyo.Sifmay he addH3254
אִם\־'im-ifH518
לֹ֠אlo'notH3808
שַׂר\־sar-commander ofH8269
צָבָ֞אtza.Va'[the] armyH6635
תִּהְיֶ֧הtih.Yehyou will beH1961
לְפָנַ֛יle.fa.Nai<to> before meH6440
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.Mimthe daysH3117
תַּ֥חַתTa.chatin place ofH8478
יוֹאָֽב\׃yo.'AvJoabH3097

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 19:13

  • 2 Samuel 17:25

    And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.

  • Ruth 1:17

    Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.

  • 2 Samuel 8:16

    And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

  • 1 Kings 19:2

    Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.

  • 2 Samuel 19:5-7

    And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines; In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well. Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the Lord, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now.

  • 2 Samuel 3:29-30

    Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread. So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

  • 2 Samuel 18:11

    And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:18

    Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:16-17

    Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.

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Amasa.
17:25; 1Ch 2:16,17; 12:18
God.
Ru 1:17; 1Ki 19:2
room of Joab.
5-7; 3:29,30; 8:16; 18:11

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 19:12

    Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?

  • 2 Samuel 19:13

    And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

  • 2 Samuel 19:14

    And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.

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2 Samuel 19:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Asimismo diréis á Amasa: ¿No eres tú también hueso mío y carne mía? Así me haga Dios, y así me añada, si no fueres general del ejército delante de mí para siempre, en lugar de Joab.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Vous êtes mes frères, vous êtes mon os et ma chair; et pourquoi êtes-vous les derniers pour ramener le roi?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und zu Amasa sollt ihr sagen: Bist du nicht mein Gebein und mein Fleisch? So soll mir Gott tun und so hinzufügen, wenn du nicht alle Tage Heeroberster vor mir sein sollst an Joabs Statt!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et Amasæ dicite: Nonne os meum, et caro mea es? hæc faciat mihi Deus, et hæc addat, si non magister militiæ fueris coram me omni tempore pro Joab.