When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab’s garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.
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Interpretation
Joab barbarously murdered Amasa. The more plot there is in a sin, the worse it is.
Read with
This thought runs through 2 Samuel 20:8-12.
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.
- Gibeon Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: El Jib.