God’s Word Translation
2 Samuel 19:13
13And tell Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God strike me dead unless you are given Joab’s place to serve me always as the commander of the army.’ ”
2 Samuel 19:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
- New International Version (NIV)And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my own flesh and blood? May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you are not the commander of my army for life in place of Joab.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And say to Amasa, 'Are you not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me and more also, if you are not commander of my army from now on in place of Joab.'"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you are not commander of the army before me continually in place of Joab.’ ”
Context of 2 Samuel 19:13
11What all Israel was saying reached the king at his house. So King David sent ⌞this message⌟ to the priests Zadok and Abiathar: “Ask the leaders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last ⌞tribe⌟ to bring the king back to his palace? 12You are my relatives, my own flesh and blood. Why should you be the last to bring back the king?’ And tell Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God strike me dead unless you are given Joab’s place to serve me always as the commander of the army.’ ” 14All the people of Judah were in total agreement. So they sent the king this message: “Come back with all your servants.” 15The king came back to the Jordan River, and the people of Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king and bring him across the Jordan River.
Read all of 2 Samuel 192 Samuel 19:13 word by word
וְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙ תֹּֽמְר֔וּ הֲל֛וֹא עַצְמִ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֖י אָ֑תָּה כֹּ֣ה יַֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֤י אֱלֹהִים֙ וְכֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֔יף אִם־לֹ֠א שַׂר־צָבָ֞א תִּהְיֶ֧ה לְפָנַ֛י כָּל־הַיָּמִ֖ים תַּ֥חַת יוֹאָֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- ye to Amasaעֲמָשָׂא‛ămâώâ' · AmasaH6021
- thou not of my boneעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
- and of my fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- so to me, and moreיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
- also, if thou be not captainשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
- of the hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- me continuallyיוֹםyôm · day: alwaysH3117
- in the roomתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478
- of Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 19:13
- 2 Samuel 17:25Absalom appointed Amasa to take Joab’s place as commander of the army. (Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, a descendant of Ishmael. His mother was Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Joab’s mother Zeruiah.)
- 1 Chronicles 2:16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
- 1 Chronicles 12:18Then the Spirit gave Amasai, the leader of the thirty, the strength ⌞to say⌟, “We are yours, David. We are with you, son of Jesse. Success, success to you! Success to those who help you, because your God is helping you.” So David welcomed them and made them officers over his troops.
- Ruth 1:17Wherever you die, I will die, and I will be buried there with you. May the Lord strike me down if anything but death separates you and me!”
- 1 Kings 19:2Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah. She said, “May the gods strike me dead if by this time tomorrow I don’t take your life the way you took the lives of Baal’s prophets.”
- 2 Samuel 19:5Then Joab came into the house. “Today you have made all your men feel ashamed,” he said. “They saved your life and the lives of your sons, daughters, wives, and concubines today.
- 2 Samuel 3:29May the blame fall on the head of Joab and all of his family. May there always be members of Joab’s family who have oozing sores and skin diseases, who can only work a spindle, who die in battle, and who never have any food.”
- 2 Samuel 8:16Zeruiah’s son Joab was in charge of the army. Ahilud’s son Jehoshaphat was the royal historian.
- 2 Samuel 18:11“What! You saw that!” Joab said to the man who told him. “Why didn’t you strike him to the ground? Then I would have felt obligated to give you four ounces of silver and a belt.”
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 19:13
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Of my bone - Render as in preceding verse, “art thou not my bone and my flesh?” It is curious to note how the phrase is used in 2 Samuel 5:1 of common descent from Israel, in 2 Samuel 19:12 of the closer kindred of the tribe of Judah, and in this verse of the yet nearer kindred between David and Amasa his sister‘s son. Captain in the room of Joab - It is very plain that David felt the weight of Joab‘s overbearing influence to be very oppressive…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 God's providence, by the priests' persuasions and Amasa's interest, brought the people to resolve the recall of the king. David stirred not till he received this invitation. Our Lord Jesus will rule in those that invite him to the throne in their hearts, and not till he is invited. He first bows the heart, and makes it willing in the day of his power, then rules in the midst of his enemies, Psa 110:2, 3.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Commander … in place of Joab: Amasa did not hold this position for long (see 2 Samuel 20:7–10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. And say ye to Amasa, &c.--This also was a dextrous stroke of policy. David was fully alive to the importance, for extinguishing the rebellion, of withdrawing from that cause the only leader who could keep it alive; and he, therefore, secretly intimated his intention to raise Amasa to the command of the army in the place of Joab, whose overbearing haughtiness had become intolerable. The king justly reckoned, that from natural temper as well as…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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