2 Samuel 20:8 KJV
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.
Words Then and Now
- girded to bind on, as with a belt Still heard today: gird yourself for battle, get ready Webster’s 1828 · Girded
- girdle a belt Still heard today: a girdle, the undergarment, still a band about the waist Webster’s 1828 · Girdle
- loins the hips and lower back Still heard today: gird your loins, get ready for what’s ahead Webster’s 1828 · Loin
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Matthew Henry
- Amasa slain by JoabJoab 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...
Parallel Passages
- 2 Samuel 2:13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- 2 Samuel 2:13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
- 2 Samuel 3:30 So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
- 2 Samuel 20:4–5 Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present. …
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Topics
- Abishai Overthrows Sheba
- Amasa Sam
- Bichri A Benjamite
- David Sheba’s conspiracy against David, and his death
- Girdle Used to bear arms
- Insurrection Bichri
- Israel The rebellion of Sheba
- Joab Kills Amasa
- Pillar As a landmark
- Rebellion Sheba
- Sheba 4. A Benjamite who led an insurrection against David
- War Civil
Kings of Israel & Judah
- DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1055–1015 BC · David reigns in Israel
Places
- GibeonTown · today El Jib · Location well established
- Places in 2 Samuel 20 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- GibeonHill-city, “one of the royal cities, greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty” (Josh 10:2). Its inhabitants were Hivites...
- AmasaBurden. (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...
- JoabJehovah is his father. (1.) One of the three sons of Zeruiah, David’s sister, and “captain of the host” during the whole of David’s reign...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- When they were at the great הֵם hēm Pronoun · third person masculine plural הַגְּדוֹלָה haggĕdôlâ גָּדוֹל Adjective · feminine singular · with the
- stone הָאֶבֶן hāʾeben אֶבֶן Noun · feminine singular · with the
- which is in Gibeon אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative בְּגִבְעוֹן bĕgibʿôn גִּבְעוֹן Proper name · with preposition
- Amasa וַעֲמָשָׂא waʿămāśāʾ עֲמָשָׂא Proper name · with and
- went בָּא bāʾ בּוֹא Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- before עִם ʿim Preposition לִפְנֵיהֶם lipnêhem פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine plural
- them. And Joab's וְיוֹאָב wĕyôʾāb יוֹאָב Proper name · with and
- garment מִדּוֹ middô מַד Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- that he had put on לְבֻשׁוּ lĕbušû לְבוּשׁ Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- was girded חָגוּר ḥāgûr חָגַר Verb · qal passive participle, masculine singular
- unto him, and upon it a girdle וְעָלָיו wĕʿālāyw Preposition · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular חֲגוֹר ḥăgôr Noun · masculine singular construct חָגוֹר châgôwr
- a sword חֶרֶב ḥereb חֶרֶב Noun · feminine singular
- fastened מְצֻמֶּדֶת mĕṣummedet צָמַד Verb · pual passive participle, feminine singular
- upon his loins עַל ʿal Preposition מָתְנָיו motnāyw מֹתֶן Noun · masculine dual construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- in the sheath בְּתַעְרָהּ bĕtaʿrāh תַּעַר Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person feminine singular
- thereof; and as he went forth וְהוּא wĕhûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular · with and יָצָא yāṣāʾ יָצָא Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- it fell out וַתִּפֹּל wattippōl נָפַל Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
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