So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
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Interpretation
Joab barbarously murdered Amasa. The more plot there is in a sin, the worse it is.
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This thought runs through 2 Samuel 20:4-7.
Glossary
- Amasa Person
- Burden. (1. ) The son of Abigail, a sister of king David ( 1 Chr. 2:17 ; 2 Sam. 17:25 ). He was appointed by David to command the army in room of his cousin Joab.