2 Samuel 20:4-8

4 Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”

5 But when Amasa went to summon Judah, he took longer than the time the king had set for him.

6 David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba son of Bicri will do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your master’s men and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and escape from us.”

7 So Joab’s men and the Kerethites and Pelethites and all the mighty warriors went out under the command of Abishai. They marched out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba son of Bicri.

8 While they were at the great rock in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Joab was wearing his military tunic, and strapped over it at his waist was a belt with a dagger in its sheath. As he stepped forward, it dropped out of its sheath.

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Cross References for 2 Samuel 20:4-8

2 Samuel 19:13 - And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my own flesh and blood? May God deal with me, be it ever so seve... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 19:13 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 19:13

2 Samuel 20:11 - One of Joab’s men stood beside Amasa and said, “Whoever favors Joab, and whoever is for David, ... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 20:11 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 20:11

2 Samuel 17:25 - Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Je... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 17:25 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 17:25

1 Chronicles 2:17 - Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite. Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 2:17 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 2:17