2 Samuel 20:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.”
2 Samuel 20:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 20:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 20:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together, but he stayed longer than the set time which had been appointed to him.”
2 Samuel 20:5 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 20:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together; but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.”
2 Samuel 20:5 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 20:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Amasa goeth to call Judah, and tarrieth beyond the appointed time that he had appointed him;”
2 Samuel 20:5 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 20:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“So Amasa went to call together [the men of] Judah; but he delayed longer than the set time which he had appointed him.”
2 Samuel 20:5 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 20:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So Amasa went to assemble Iudah, but hee taried longer then the time which he had appoynted him.”
2 Samuel 20:5 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 20:5 in Context — 2 Samuel 20
3 And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.
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 Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
What Does 2 Samuel 20:5 Mean?
2 Samuel 20:5 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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