◄ 2 Samuel 20:11 ►
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Good News Translation
One of Joab's men stood by Amasa's body and called out, "Everyone who is for Joab and David follow Joab!"

New Revised Standard Version
And one of Joab’s men took his stand by Amasa, and said, “Whoever favors Joab, and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab.”

Contemporary English Version
One of Joab's soldiers stood by Amasa and shouted, "If any of you are for Joab and David, then follow Joab!"

New American Bible
One of Joab’s attendants stood by Amasa and said, “Let him who favors Joab and is for David follow Joab.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
In the mean time some men of Joab's company stopping at the dead body of Amasa, said: Behold he that would have been in Joab's stead the companion of David.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

In the mean time some men of Joab's company stopping at the dead body of Amasa, said: Behold he that would have been in Joab's stead the companion of David.

He that

2 Samuel 20:6,7,13,21 And David said to Abisai: Now will Seba the son of Bochri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou therefore the servants of thy lord, and pursue after him, lest he find fenced cities, and escape us. . . .

for David

2 Samuel 20:4 And the king said to Amasa: Assemble to me all the men of Juda against the third day, and be thou here present.

2 Kings 9:32 And Jehu lifted up his face to the window, and said: Who is this? And two or three eunuchs bowed down to him.

Context
Sheba's Rebellion
…10But Amasa did not take notice of the sword, which Joab had, and he struck him in the side, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and gave him not a second wound, and he died. And Joab, and Abisai his brother pursued after Seba the son of Bochri. 11In the mean time some men of Joab's company stopping at the dead body of Amasa, said: Behold he that would have been in Joab's stead the companion of David.12And Amasa imbrued with blood, lay in the midst of the way. A certain man saw this that all the people stood still to look upon him, so he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and covered him with a garment, that they who passed might, not stop on his account.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 20:12
And Amasa imbrued with blood, lay in the midst of the way. A certain man saw this that all the people stood still to look upon him, so he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and covered him with a garment, that they who passed might, not stop on his account.

2 Samuel 20:13
And when he was removed out of the way, all the people went on following Joab to pursue after Seba the son of Bochri.

2 Samuel 20:10
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