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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah,.... To gather, them together out of their several tribes, and bring them to…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
He tarried - The cause of Amasa’s delay is not stated. It may have been the unwillingness of the men of Judah to place…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 20:4-13
We have here Amasa's fall just as he began to rise. He was nephew to David (Sa2 17:25), had been Absalom's general and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
he tarried longer Some may have resented the change of generals and distrusted Amasa; some may have been half-hearted…