2 Samuel 20:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.””
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“Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then said the king to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be thou here present.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the king saith unto Amasa, `Call for me the men of Judah <FI>in<Fi> three days, and thou, stand here,'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 20:4 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 17:25Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
- 2 Samuel 19:13And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from this time you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
- 2 Samuel 19:14So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man, and they sent word to the king: “Return, you and all your servants.”
- 1 Chronicles 2:17Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
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