2 Samuel 20:12

And Amessai was weltering in blood in the midst of the way. And a man saw that all the people stood still; and he removed Amessai out of the path into a field, and he cast a garment upon him, because he saw every one that came to him standing still.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.

In Context

11And there stood over him one of the servants of Joab, and said, Who is he that is for Joab, and who is on the side of David following Joab?

13And when he was quickly removed from the road, every man of Israel passed after Joab to pursue after Sabee the son of Bochori.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 17:25And Abessalom appointed Amessai in the room of Joab over the host. And Amessai was the son of a man + 17:25 Gr. and his name, etc.whose name was Jether of Jezrael: he went in to Abigaia the daughter of Naas, the sister of Saruia the mother of Joab.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 20:5-14

Amasa's Death. ( b. c. 1023.) 4 Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present. 5 So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him. 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. 7 And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites, and the… Read the whole commentary →

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