2 Samuel 20 · Verse 5

2 Samuel 20:5

So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
2 Samuel 20:5, King James Version

2 Samuel 20:5 in other translations

BSBSo Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him.
WEBSo Amasa went to call the men of Judah together, but he stayed longer than the set time which had been appointed to him.
ASVSo Amasa went to call the men of Judah together; but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
YLTand Amasa goeth to call Judah, and tarrieth beyond the appointed time that he had appointed him;
DARBYSo Amasa went to call together the men of Judah; but he delayed longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
BBESo Amasa went to get all the men of Judah together, but he took longer than the time David had given him.
WebsterSo Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

What does 2 Samuel 20:5 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 20:4-13

Joab barbarously murdered Amasa. The more plot there is in a sin, the worse it is. Joab contentedly sacrificed the interest both of the king and the kingdom to his personal revenge. But one would wonder with what face a murderer could pursue a traitor; and how, under such a load of guilt, he had courage to enter upon danger: his conscience was seared.

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2 Samuel 20:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
עֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'AmasaH6021
לְהַזְעִ֣יקle.haz.'Ikto summonH2199
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וַיּ֕וֹחֶרvai.yi.cherand he was delayedH309
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַמּוֹעֵ֖דha.mo.'Edthe appointed timeH4150
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
יְעָדֽוֹ\׃\ \סye.'a.Dohe had appointed for himH3259

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 20:5

  • 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.

  • 1 Samuel 13:8

    And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
So Amasa.
19:13
tarried.
1Sa 13:8

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 20:4

    Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.

  • 2 Samuel 20:5

    So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

  • 2 Samuel 20:6

    And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.

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2 Samuel 20:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Fué pues Amasa á juntar á Judá; pero detúvose más del tiempo que le había sido señalado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Amasa s’en alla pour rassembler Juda; mais il tarda au-delà du terme qui lui était assigné.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Amasa ging hin, Juda zu berufen; aber er verzog über die bestimmte Zeit, die er ihm bestimmt hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Abiit ergo Amasa ut convocaret Judam, et moratus est extra placitum quod ei constituerat rex.