2 Samuel 20:5
5 So Amasa went to get all the men of Judah together, but he took longer than the time David had given him.
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5 So Amasa went to get all the men of Judah together, but he took longer than the time David had given him.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 20:5
Commentary on 2 Samuel 20:4-13
(Read 2 Samuel 20:4-13)
Joab 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 to his personal revenge. But one would wonder with what face a murderer could pursue a traitor; and how, under such a load of guilt, he had courage to enter upon danger: his conscience was seared.